US President Donald Trump announced on Thursday evening on his Truth Social network the dismissal of the head of the Department of Homeland Security, Kristi Noem, one of the main officials involved in implementing the American administration’s immigration policy.
Kristi Noem, who will be entrusted with a „special envoy” mission for Latin America, will be replaced on March 31 by current Republican senator Markwayne Mullin, the White House leader specified.
According to the American press cited by Agerpres, Donald Trump reportedly made this decision after Kristi Noem's hearing in the American Congress, where she faced difficulties answering questions regarding the awarding of a significant public contract.
The Department of Homeland Security has a budget of $60 billion and 260,000 employees, as well as a complex mission that includes border security, countering terrorist threats, and cybersecurity.
The former governor of South Dakota was appointed as Secretary of Homeland Security after Trump won his second term as President of the United States in November 2024.
She became nationally famous after refusing to impose a mask mandate in the state during the pandemic.
She was also at the center of controversy in April 2024, when she revealed that she shot and killed her dog because it was "uncontrollable."