"Frustrations over Noem's execution of the Republican president's hard-line immigration agenda - particularly her leadership after the shooting deaths of the two U.S. citizens in Minneapolis - as well as her handling of disaster response, paved the way for her downfall. She faced blistering criticism from Democrats, and some Republicans, in Congress hearings this week over those issues and others."
"Noem has faced waves of criticism as she's overseen Trump's immigration crackdown, especially since the shooting deaths of two protesters in Minneapolis at the hands of immigration enforcement officers. The former South Dakota governor was also criticized over the way her department has spent billions of dollars allocated to it by Congress."
"Trump says he'll make Noem a 'Special Envoy for The Shield of the Americas,' a new security initiative that he said would focus on the Western Hemisphere."
President Trump dismissed Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Thursday, announcing her replacement as Oklahoma Republican Senator Markwayne Mullin. Noem becomes the first Cabinet secretary to depart during Trump's second term. Her tenure faced significant criticism over immigration enforcement tactics, including the shooting deaths of two protesters in Minneapolis by immigration officers, and her department's spending of billions in congressional allocations. Additional scrutiny centered on her handling of disaster response and Federal Emergency Management Agency emergency funding. Mullin requires Senate confirmation but can serve as acting secretary under federal law governing executive vacancies while his nomination is pending.
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