President Donald Trump has fired Kristi Noem from her role as Homeland Security Secretary following her “disastrous” hearings in front of House and Senate committees this week.
It ends Noem’s year-long tenure at the department that is leading Trump’s mass deportation efforts and an anti-immigration campaign that has targeted thousands of immigrants and their families.
Reports that Trump was “not happy” with Noem and that he was preparing to fire her began circulating Thursday late morning.
Trump announced Noem would be leaving her role at the end of the month in a post on Truth Social Thursday afternoon and tapped Sen. Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma as her replacement.
The president said Noem would become a special envoy for the “Shield of the Americas,” which he said was a new security initiative.
“The current Secretary, Kristi Noem, who has served us well, and has had numerous and spectacular results (especially on the Border!), will be moving to be Special Envoy for The Shield of the Americas, our new Security Initiative in the Western Hemisphere we are announcing on Saturday in Doral, Florida,” Trump said.
“I thank Kristi for her service at ‘Homeland.’”
Kristi Noem speaks at event in Nashville after being ousted by Trump
Kristi Noem is at an event in Nashville after being ousted by President Donald Trump.
The outgoing Homeland Security Secretary made remarks at the Major Cities Conference, appearing just minutes after Trump’s announcement.
Rhian Lubin5 March 2026 19:23
Noem to become ‘special envoy’ for new security initiative called ‘The Shield of the Americas’
Trump said that Noem will step down as Homeland Security Secretary on March 31 and then become a “special envoy” for a new security initiative that he called “The Shield of the Americas.”
He said more details would be announced Saturday in Doral, Florida.
Rhian Lubin5 March 2026 19:15
Full story: Trump fires Noem and taps Sen. Markwayne Mullin as her replacement
Donald Trump has fired Kristi Noem as secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, ending her year-long tenure at an agency that is leading his mass deportation efforts and an anti-immigration campaign that has targeted thousands of immigrants and their families.
He has nominated Oklahoma Senator Markwayne Mullin to replace her.
Noem has “served us well,” the president announced on Truth Social Thursday.
She will be named “Special Envoy for The Shield of the Americas,” according to the president, who described the role as “our new Security Initiative in the Western Hemisphere.” The initiative will be formally announced Saturday, he said.
“I thank Kristi for her service at ‘Homeland,’” he wrote.
Alex Woodward has the details.
Rhian Lubin5 March 2026 19:06
President Donald Trump fires DHS Secretary Kristi Noem
President Donald Trump has fired Kristi Noem as Homeland Security Secretary, he announced in a Truth Social post Thursday afternoon.
Reports that Trump was “not happy” with Noem and that he was preparing to fire her began circulating Thursday late morning.
Stay with us as we bring you the latest.
Rhian Lubin5 March 2026 19:05
