The following is the transcript of an interview with Homeland Secretary Kristi Noem that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on Aug. 31, 2025.

ED O'KEEFE: Good morning and welcome to 'Face The Nation.' Margaret is off on this Labor Day weekend. I'm Ed O'Keefe. We begin today with Secretary of Homeland Security, Kristi Noem, who's joining us from Florida. Madam Secretary, thanks for being with us.

SECRETARY OF HOMELAND SECURITY KRISTI NOEM: Absolutely, Ed. Thank you for inviting me.

ED O'KEEFE: Yes. Well, we have a lot to discuss, so we want to start with this because we've learned that Immigration and Customs Enforcement is planning on expanding operations in the coming days to Chicago. When are those operations expected to start? And you said in recent days that you're usi

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