Kristi Noem’s departure from the DHS won’t mean an end to agency’s violent tactics
A change of leadership means little to an agency ‘shielded from scrutiny and unchecked by oversight’US politics live – latest updatesSome of the most ostentatious enforcers of Donald Trump’s mass deportation agenda have left or been forced out of the administration in recent weeks.In...
<p>A change of leadership means little to an agency ‘shielded from scrutiny and unchecked by oversight’</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/mar/06/kristi-noem-democrats-ice-donald-trump-pete-hegseth-iran-middle-east-us-politics-latest-news-updates">US politics live – latest updates</a></p></li></ul><p>Some of the most ostentatious enforcers of <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/donaldtrump">Donald Trump</a>’s mass deportation agenda have left or been forced out of the administration in recent weeks.</p><p>In January, the president withdrew Greg Bovino – the border patrol commander who was the face of the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/26/donald-trump-administration-reviewing-alex-pretti-shooting">immigration crackdowns</a> in <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/chicago">Chicago</a> and <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/minneapolis">Minneapolis</a> – from his frontline role. Top Department of Homeland Security spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin – who had become notorious for her bombastic and blatantly false press statements – <a href="https://www.npr.org/2026/02/17/g-s1-110410/homeland-security-department-mclaughlin-departure">left her role last month</a>. And on Thursday, the secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/kristi-noem">Kristi Noem</a>, was fired.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/06/kristi-noem-dhs-leadership-shakeup-analysis">Continue reading...</a>
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