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Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem Calls for her firing are growing and “activists” are targeting her as Minnesota cracks down on immigrants.
“These activists are attacking me, but I’m just doing my job. I obey the law, enforce the law, e.g. President Trump She promised he would do whatever it takes to keep people in this country safe. ” she told “Hannity” on Thursday.
Noem’s comments come as she faces growing criticism Alex Pretti shot and killed and Renee Good were discovered by federal agents during an immigration enforcement operation in the North Star State.
Several prominent Democrats have recently called for her removal as Homeland Security secretary, including Sen. John Fettermana Pennsylvania Democrat and a California governor. Gavin Newsome.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks next to a screen showing an image of a handgun during a news conference in Washington, DC, on January 24, 2026. (Nathan Howard/Reuters)
“Americans are dead. She betrayed the core mission of the Department of Homeland Security and undermined your border security legacy. Don’t make the mistake President Biden made by not firing a deeply incompetent Secretary of Homeland Security,” Fetterman said.
“Kristi Noem must resign” Newsom wrote on X.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and other House Democrats Threaten to initiate impeachment proceedings If Noem wasn’t “immediately fired.”
Additionally, Republican Sens. Thom Tillis of North Carolina and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska have also called for Noem’s removal.
Ilhan Omar calls for Noem’s impeachment amid DHS funding fight: ‘We have to abolish the ice’
president Donald TrumpHowever, he insisted he had no plans to ask Noem to step down, telling reporters on Tuesday that she was doing a “very good job” in securing the border.
Noem also addressed the newly released video of Pretty, who appeared to show the 37-year-old kicking and spitting at federal agents in the days before her death.
“Obviously, there’s a history of attacks on us there law enforcement officers And our CBP and ICE officers,” she said.
In a new video, a man named Alex Pretti can be seen kicking and spitting on a law enforcement vehicle. (Journalism Movement)
The former South Dakota governor described Pretty’s actions as emblematic of the hostility agents often encountered. in minnesota.
“This is an example of what our police officers have to face every day in Minneapolis and across Minnesota,” Noem said.
“The riots are not only attacking our officers while they’re doing their jobs, but even at night in their hotels,” she explained. “They’re not allowing law enforcement to keep them safe. Even when they’re off duty, they can’t go to restaurants, they can’t operate safely, their lives are at risk, and the lives of their families are at risk.”
Noem also commented on Trump’s shakeup of immigration leadership in Minnesota.
Earlier this week, Trump replaces Border Patrol commander Greg Bovino and the “Border Czar” Tom Homan.
“I’m grateful that the president wisely sent Tom Homan out there to have another conversation and see if he can get leaders like Governor Walz and Mayor Frey to commit to respecting our detainees and keeping them safe while our police officers do their job,” she told host Sean Hannity.
U.S. Customs and Border Patrol Commander Greg Bovino during a news conference on Operation Metro Surge, an immigration enforcement operation in the Twin Cities metropolitan area, Thursday, January 22, 2026, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Jerry Holt/Minnesota Star Tribune via Getty Images)
“We’ve been asking them to do this for months,” she added. “They refused to agree. We want Tom to have a chance to reopen those conversations and see if we can get them to help clean up the streets of Minneapolis.”
Noem also had a message for Minnesota’s governor. Tim Waltz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, accusing both leaders of exacerbating tensions in the state.
“I would tell them to be leaders and change their rhetoric because that is encouraging the kind of violence we are seeing on the streets today,” she said.
“I encourage the governor to work with us and the mayor to work with us to get those dangerous criminals off the streets. That’s what we want.”
Lara Trump on Friday praised red states for cooperating with the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement agencies, while Minnesota Mayor Jacob Frye and Gov. Tim Walz pushed for “anti-ICE sentiment.” (Getty Images)
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While defending the actions of federal agents, Noem acknowledged that law enforcement strategies should always be subject to review, addressing The investigation against Preeti is on Fatal shot.
“We believe we can always do better and we work hard to do that every day. We want to make sure that we not only improve our on-site protocols during chaotic and unstable situations like this, but that we continue to find the truth about this situation,” she said.
