{"id":123192,"date":"2025-08-31T17:23:08","date_gmt":"2025-08-31T17:23:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/123192\/"},"modified":"2025-08-31T17:23:08","modified_gmt":"2025-08-31T17:23:08","slug":"reality-star-kim-kardashian-criticizes-ice-raids-on-people-who-worked-hard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/123192\/","title":{"rendered":"Reality star Kim Kardashian criticizes ICE raids on people who &#8216;worked&#8217; hard"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/person\/kim-kardashian\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Kim Kardashian<\/a> expressed dismay on Thursday over the Trump administration\u2019s ongoing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids, saying they&#8217;re targeting &#8220;people who have worked so hard to build our country.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">The reality star was asked to comment on the raids at the DVF Awards in Venice, Italy, where she accepted the Leadership Award for her work with the Anti-Recidivism Coalition.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In the news you hear, \u2018Oh, it\u2019s about people who have committed these crimes and they\u2019re trying to help out our country.\u2019 But then you hear about all of the people who have worked so hard to build our country, and so many people that are such a part of our country getting affected,&#8221; Kardashian said, <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2025\/film\/festivals\/kim-kardashian-slams-trump-immigration-policy-venice-1236501245\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">according to Variety<\/a>. &#8220;People I know. People my friends know.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1200\/675\/80a12216-kim-kardashian.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Kim Kardashian walks red carpet wearing pink dress\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Kim Kardashian was asked about her thoughts on the ongoing immigration raids while accepting an award for her work in police reform. (James Devaney\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/kim-kardashian-immigrants-la-suffering-fear-injustice-thanks-trump-immigration-plan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">KIM KARDASHIAN SAYS IMMIGRANTS IN LA SUFFERING &#8216;FEAR AND INJUSTICE&#8217; THANKS TO TRUMP IMMIGRATION PLAN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Kardashian continued, &#8220;You want to believe that there\u2019s a powerful message in protection, but then you see that it\u2019s not really happening like that. It\u2019s really tough, but I think that we have to do what we can to protect the people that have really supported and built our country.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Fox News Digital<\/a> reached out to Kardashian\u2019s publicist for comment.<\/p>\n<p>In June, Kardashian made a similar comment in an Instagram story after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/south-korean-vietnamese-nationals-among-ices-latest-worst-worst-roundup-los-angeles-dhs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">mass ICE operations in Los Angeles<\/a>, calling them &#8220;inhumane.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Growing up in LA, I\u2019ve seen how deeply immigrants are woven into the fabric of this city. They are our neighbors, friends, classmates, coworkers, and family. No matter where you fall politically, it\u2019s clear that our communities thrive because of the contributions of immigrants. We can\u2019t turn a blind eye when fear and injustice keep people from living their lives freely and safely,&#8221; Kardashian wrote.<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/1200\/675\/US-Department-of-Homeland-Security.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Department of Homeland Security\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>The Department of Homeland Security responded to Kim Kardashian&#8217;s comments about ICE raids in June. (Pablo Martinez Monsivais\/AP Photo)<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There HAS to be a BETTER way,&#8221; she added.<\/p>\n<p>Assistant Department of Homeland Security Secretary Tricia McLaughlin <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/dhs-official-kim-kardashian-murderers-rapists-would-see-ice-put-back-streets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">fired back at Kardashian\u2019s comment<\/a> days later, posting rap sheets and mug shots of four illegal immigrants who were arrested in raids.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/kim-kardashian-visits-white-house-fight-criminal-justice-learn-every-administration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">KIM KARDASHIAN VISITS WHITE HOUSE, WILL FIGHT FOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND LEARN WITH &#8216;EVERY ADMINISTRATION&#8217;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;@KimKardashian, which one of these convicted child molesters, murderers, drug traffickers and rapists would you like to stay in the county? These are just a few of the convicted illegal criminals who have been picked up in the last 72 hours,&#8221; McLaughlin wrote on X.<\/p>\n<p>Fox News Digital also reached out to the White House regarding Kardashian\u2019s latest comments.<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1200\/675\/ice-border-patrol-los-angeles.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"ice-agents-march-city\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Kim Kardashian called the Los Angeles ICE raids &#8220;inhumane.&#8221; (Carlin Stiehl\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/kim-kardashian-paris-robbery-trial-brings-star-face-face-alleged-gunmen-multi-million-dollar-heist\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">KIM KARDASHIAN TESTIFIES IN PARIS ROBBERY TRIAL, RELIVES TERRIFYING MOMENT SHE THOUGHT SHE WAS &#8216;GOING TO DIE&#8217;\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Although Kardashian criticized the Trump administration\u2019s immigration policies, she added that she &#8220;would love to&#8221; speak to President Donald Trump regarding police reform and the release of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/menendez-brothers-confront-parole-board-before-gov-newsom-decides-whether-set-killers-free\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Erik and Lyle Menendez from prison<\/a>. Kardashian worked with the White House on criminal justice reform issues during Trump&#8217;s first term.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/download\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;[The Menendez brothers] are in a state prison, so the governor is really in charge of that decision, but I would go to any administration and any White House to fight for the rights of people I believe in,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p>Lindsay Kornick is an associate editor for Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to lindsay.kornick@fox.com and on Twitter: @lmkornick.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! 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