"Tricia McLaughlin, the Department of Homeland Security's top spokesperson and one of the most visible defenders of the Trump administration's deportation raids, is leaving the agency in the coming week, the department confirmed. McLaughlin's impending exit, comes at one of the most fraught moments in the department's history. Public support for the administration's immigration enforcement push has fallen to its lowest point since Trump took office,"
"after a series of violent confrontations in US cities and the fatal shootings of two US citizens Alex Pretti and Renee Good by federal immigration officers in Minneapolis. Those killings are at the center of articles of impeachment filed by House Democrats against Kristi Noem, the US homeland security secretary, , accusing her of violating public trust and obstructing congressional oversight."
"The 31-year-old was originally planning to leave her post in December, but stayed on because of the shooting deaths, according to the department. Her departure was first reported by Politico. Following Good's killing, she wrote in a DHS press release: Dangerous criminals whether they be illegal aliens or US citizens are assaulting law enforcement and turning their vehicles into weapons to attack law enforcement. After Pretti was shot dead, she spun it to the Guardian that he violently resisted and officers fired defensive shots"
Tricia McLaughlin, the Department of Homeland Security's top spokesperson, will leave the agency next week. Her exit occurs amid falling public support for the administration's immigration enforcement push following violent confrontations in US cities and the fatal shootings of Alex Pretti and Renee Good by federal immigration officers in Minneapolis. Those killings are central to impeachment articles filed against Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem accusing her of violating public trust and obstructing congressional oversight. McLaughlin had planned to leave in December but remained after the shootings. She defended enforcement actions in public statements and faces separate allegations of financial self-dealing tied to a $220m DHS advertising campaign.
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