"After federal agents deployed to Minneapolis killed Renee Good and then, weeks later, Alex Pretti, Noem accused both US citizens of being involved in domestic terrorism. But the allegation appeared to fly in the face of what was known about both's participation in anti-ICE protests, and Democrats along with some Republicans called for Noem to resign after Pretti's death."
"A Republican former congresswoman and governor of South Dakota, Noem was considered a potential running mate for Trump as he sought re-election in 2024, but ultimately passed over after she admitted in a memoir to killing a dog she owned. The president instead nominated her to lead the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)."
"Noem became a public face of the crackdown, which ensnared immigrants with documentation and without as well as US citizens, appearing regularly on conservative television networks as well as in promotional material on DHS social media accounts."
President Trump announced the replacement of Kristi Noem as homeland security secretary, marking the first major personnel change of his second term. Noem faced mounting pressure following the deaths of two US citizens killed by immigration agents under her oversight, along with emerging reports of personal misconduct. Trump appointed Oklahoma Senator Markwayne Mullin to assume the role on March 31, while reassigning Noem to a new position as special envoy for the Shield of the Americas. Noem's tenure as DHS secretary involved overseeing aggressive immigration enforcement operations across major US cities, including ICE raids that affected both undocumented and documented immigrants as well as US citizens. Her controversial handling of incidents involving citizen deaths and subsequent allegations of inappropriate conduct contributed to bipartisan calls for her resignation.
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