Department of Homeland Security leadership change occurs amid Trump's mass deportation operations
Secretary Kristi Noem is departing DHS and Trump has nominated Sen. Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma as her replacement, with confirmation hearings scheduled this week. The White House political director recently told Republican lawmakers to focus immigration enforcement on criminals, while House Speaker Mike Johnson called the aggressive operations a 'hiccup' requiring 'course correction.' The administration continues spending billions to hire ICE officers and build detention sites to meet a goal of deporting 1 million immigrants this year.
No left-right split here
Coverage clusters in the center and international press. Here is each take as it stands.
“Trump's mass deportation agenda is at a crossroads with the Homeland Security shake-up”
“Trump's mass deportation agenda is at a crossroads as DHS changes leadership”