AdvertisementWhere was Shield of the Americas special envoy, Kristi Noem? The former Homeland Security secretary should have at least been visible. Reuters reports one agreement signed for the acceptance of deported foreign nationals with Costa Rica which was done in a dual capacity as Homeland Security secretary and Shield envoy. It looks like a distraction if not a potential conflict of interest against her national security job at Shield of the Americas. Noem was ousted from her job at Homeland Security when her grandstanding for personal exposure and cruelty-first approach to immigration enforcement did too much damage to President Trump in the polls.