Finally, after a full year of a massive nightmare, the leadership of Kristi Noem as Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, Donald Trump has dismissed her, without even giving her warning ahead of time.
Noem should be prosecuted for her uncaring, abusive leadership of ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement), which is part of her department.
But the truth is that Donald Trump is ultimately responsible for the ICE abuses against American citizens, legal immigrants, and even undocumented immigrants, which has led to the deaths of Rene Good and Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, plus the massive abuses, including some deaths, at detention facilities, and the horrendous tactics utilized by ICE all over America.
So the fact that Noem is gone is not satisfying, as her proposed replacement is Oklahoma Senator Markwayne Mullin, who has made a reputation of being a lunatic in his utterances, and no better than Noem in his agreement with ICE tactics that have outraged all those who believe in the Bill of Rights.
Mullin has been labeled “the dumbest Senator” by many, and embarrassed himself by his threats to engage in a physical brawl with the President of the Teamsters Union, Sean O’Brien, at a hearing, causing Senator Bernie Sanders to intervene, and call for civil behavior.
ICE needs to be massively reformed in its tactics, and Mullin must be pressed to agree that the outrageous mistreatment of people much like a secret police or Gestapo, has to end.
But the massive campaign against immigrants, and the racism that is so evident, most likely will not change, so Mullin will just be the “front person”, who will rapidly alienate the American people as Noem has done.
Kristi Noem’s Fireable Offenses
“The former Secretary of D.H.S. faced criticism for misspending funds, prioritizing her own self-promotion, and reflexively defending even the most brutal acts of the Trump Administration’s deportation efforts.”
https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/kristi-noems-fireable-offenses
DHS feeds talking points to Republicans as opposition to ICE warehouses swells
https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2026/03/07/dhs-gop-ice-warehouses/
DHS Wants to Build a System to Surveil Americans’ Travel Records
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/03/dhs-wants-to-build-a-system-to-surveil-americans-travel-records/
Trump cannot end protections for 350,000 Haitians, US appeals court rules
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-cannot-end-protections-350000-haitians-us-appeals-court-rules-2026-03-07/
New Footage Yet Again Contradicts DHS Claims About Its Killing of a US Citizen
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/03/new-footage-yet-again-contradicts-dhs-claims-about-its-killing-of-a-us-citizen/
If/when Democrats get back into power, there needs to be accountability for ALL OF THIS.
At Largest ICE Detention Camp, Staff Bet on Detainee Suicides, AP Reports
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/03/at-largest-ice-detention-camp-staff-bet-on-detainee-suicides-ap-reports/
ICE Detention of Teen Musicians Distresses Texas Mariachi Community
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/08/us/teen-mariachi-musicians-detained-ice-texas.html
Senate Democrat says Stephen Miller was ‘calling the shots’ at DHS under Noem
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5773976-kaine-miller-dhs-control/
Could certainly be the case, but still doesn’t AT ALL absolve the utterly evil, sadistic Kristi Noem from her disgusting behavior.