"Noem's time as the boss of the DHS was followed by controversy, particularly over her deployment of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents to cities across the United States as part of the Trump administration's mass deportation goals. Throughout the ICE raids, the Trump administration asserted they were removing undocumented migrants from the US. However, many people have alleged been wrongfully arrested, detained and deported by ICE despite being citizens, having correct visas or valid asylum claims."
"The presence of ICE in many cities was met with outcry and protest by local residents, leading to violent confrontations between agents and members of the public, arrests and even two deaths. In January, intensive care nurse Alex Pretti and Renee Good, who were both 37 at the time of their deaths, were fatally shot by ICE agents in Minneapolis."
"Notably, this included the case of gay makeup artist Andry José Hernández Romero, who entered the US legally in 2024 to seek asylum from Venezuela as he was fleeing anti-LGBTQ+ violence, but was deported by ICE to the dangerous, supermax CECOT prison in El Salvador because the agency believed, incorrectly, he had links to gangs."
Markwayne Mullin, a first-term senator and former mixed martial arts fighter, has assumed leadership of the Department of Homeland Security following Kristi Noem's removal after 13 months. Noem's tenure was characterized by aggressive ICE deployment across U.S. cities to execute mass deportation operations. These raids resulted in numerous wrongful arrests and deportations of citizens, visa holders, and asylum seekers, including a Venezuelan gay man deported to a supermax prison. ICE presence sparked violent confrontations, protests, and two fatal shootings of Minneapolis residents by ICE agents in January. Noem faced criticism for calling the shooting victims "domestic terrorists." Mullin maintains similarly restrictive immigration and LGBTQ+ positions as his predecessor.
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