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March 5, 2026 at 7:55 PM

0 commentsU.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem will step down from her position at the end of March, President Donald Trump announced Thursday. Senator Markwayne Mullin will take over.

The Department of Homeland Security has deployed agents from ICE and Border Patrol (CBP) to states like Minnesota to address immigration issues. Criticism of Noem has grown in recent months within both the Democratic and Republican parties after two American citizens were shot and killed by federal agents in Minneapolis.

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