Kristi Noem faced the ultimate humiliation as she accepted an honorary degree on stage in South Dakota on Saturday.
On the other side of the state, a woman from India that she has been trying to deport, Priya Saxena, was on stage at South Dakota Mines in Rapid City receiving her doctorate in chemical and biological engineering and a masters degree.
Saxena was introduced to the crowd as Dr. Priya Saxena, sparking cheers from the audience.Meanwhile, Noem was heckled by protesters who rallied against her honorary degree in light of her work as Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, leading the Trump administration’s efforts to carry out the nation’s largest mass deportation scheme.
‘A doctorate in graft I could understand,’ one sign outside the Dakota State University campus hall read as Noem beamed inside.
Saxena has been a target of Noem and her department for weeks. The department maintains she should have her student visa revoked because in 2021 she was convicted on a misdemeanor charge of failing to move over for flashing yellow lights.
Flashing yellow lights? And they all moved away on the Group “W” bench!
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