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President Donald Trump fires United States Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem

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President Donald Trump fired United States Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem, named United States Senator Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma to replace her, effective March 31, 2026, and reassigned Noem as Envoy for The Shield of the Americas.
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The removal creates an immediate leadership transition that concentrates decision authority with acting deputies and short-circuits senior-level endorsements. That will make it harder for Department of Homeland Security components and federal partners to proceed with major policy rollouts or enforcement changes until new direction is established.
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  • — Department of Homeland Security senior career officials and component heads must implement and document an operational continuity and leadership-transition plan to maintain border, deportation, and other critical operations — failure to do so risks operational gaps.

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