"The tactics used during President Donald Trump administration's immigration crackdown have been loudly criticized and sparked nationwide protests and multiple court challenges, especially after two fatal shootings of U.S. citizens in Minneapolis: Renee Good on Jan. 7 by ICE agent Jonathan Ross, and Alex Pretti on Jan. 24 by Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez. Recent polling shows public opinion souring on the immigration crackdown, even among Republicans."
"McLaughlin, as spokesperson for DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, has been front-and-center vociferously defending the administration's actions during numerous television shows, podcasts, and press conferences even the controversial (and heavily disputed) comments characterizing Good and Pretti as domestic terrorists. She was initially planning to resign last December, the report added, but delayed her departure amid the aftermath of the Renee Good and Alex Pretti shootings, according to the people briefed on her exit."
"McLaughlin's resignation may have been long planned, but the timing of it now comes amid unprecedented turbulence at DHS, and mere days after a scathing expose by The Wall Street Journal about the constant chaos at DHS under Noem's tenure. Politico also noted an interview McLaughlin did in mid-January with her hometown newspaper, The Cincinnati Enquirer, in which she said she wouldn't rule anything out when asked if she would run for office if she came back to Cincinnati."
Tricia McLaughlin is stepping down as Department of Homeland Security Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs. Immigration enforcement tactics under the Trump-era crackdown have drawn loud criticism, nationwide protests, and multiple court challenges. Two fatal Minneapolis shootings—Renee Good on Jan. 7 by ICE agent Jonathan Ross, and Alex Pretti on Jan. 24 by Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and CBP officer Raymundo Gutierrez—intensified scrutiny and helped sour public opinion, including among Republicans. McLaughlin vociferously defended the administration and repeatedly appeared on television, podcasts, and at press conferences, embracing controversial comments that labeled Good and Pretti domestic terrorists. The resignation was delayed after those shootings and comes amid turbulence at DHS and recent reporting about chaos under Secretary Kristi Noem; McLaughlin also suggested she might consider a future run for office in Cincinnati.
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