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Calculated Shard: 19 (from laksa048)

2. Crawled Status Check

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curl -X POST \
  'http://laksa019.int.ahrefs:8124/' \
  -H 'Content-Type: text/plain' \
  -H 'X-ClickHouse-Database: crawler3' \
  -H 'Authorization: Basic YXBpOg==' \
  -d 'SELECT getAhrefsURLFromUnparsed(src_unparsed) AS found_url, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(download_stamp), 0) AS crawl_time, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(props_url_first_seen), 0) AS first_indexed_time, download_http_code AS http_code, src_unparsed AS src_unparsed, src_root_hash AS src_root_hash, history_drop_reason AS history_drop_reason, meta_title AS meta_title, meta_descriptions AS meta_descriptions, attrs_boilerpipe_text AS attrs_boilerpipe_text, attrs_markdown AS attrs_markdown, attrs_readable_markdown AS attrs_readable_markdown, meta_canonical AS meta_canonical FROM crawler3.page_info_local FINAL PREWHERE (src_root_hash, src_unparsed) IN ((getAhrefsRootHashFromUnparsed(getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.kctv5.com/2026/03/05/kristi-noem-replaced-dhs-secretary-trump-says/\')), getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.kctv5.com/2026/03/05/kristi-noem-replaced-dhs-secretary-trump-says/\'))) FORMAT JSONEachRow'

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{"found_url":"https:\/\/www.kctv5.com\/2026\/03\/05\/kristi-noem-replaced-dhs-secretary-trump-says\/","crawl_time":1775951496,"first_indexed_time":1772736890,"http_code":200,"src_unparsed":"com,kctv5!www,\/2026\/03\/05\/kristi-noem-replaced-dhs-secretary-trump-says\/ s443","src_root_hash":"341163809397825419","history_drop_reason":null,"meta_title":"Kristi Noem out as DHS secretary, Trump announces replacement","meta_descriptions":["President Donald Trump has removed Kristi Noem from her position as secretary of Homeland Security."],"attrs_boilerpipe_text":"WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday fired his embattled Homeland Security Secretary\nKristi Noem\n, after mounting criticism over her leadership of the department, including the handling of the administration’s immigration crackdown and disaster response.\nEN ESPAÑOL |\nTrump despide a Kristi Noem del Departamento de Seguridad Nacional. Anuncia quién será su reemplazo\nTrump, who said he would nominate Oklahoma Republican Sen.\nMarkwayne Mullin\nin her place, made the announcement on social media after Noem faced\na two-day grilling on Capitol Hill\nthis week from GOP members as well as Democrats.\nNoem’s departure marks a stunning turnaround for a close ally to the president who was tasked with steering his centerpiece policy of\nmass deportations\n. But she appeared to increasingly become a liability for Trump, with questions arising over her spending at her department and over her conduct in the aftermath of the shooting\ndeaths of two protesters\nin Minneapolis earlier this year.\nTrump said Noem “has served us well, and has had numerous and spectacular results (especially on the Border!).” He said he was making her a “Special Envoy for The Shield of the Americas,” a new security initiative that he said would focus on the Western Hemisphere.\nNoem, who appeared at a law enforcement event in Nashville, Tennessee, moments after Trump’s announcement, did not address her ouster there. She read from prepared remarks and was not asked by attendees about the development.\nLater, in a social media post, she thanked Trump for the new appointment and touted her accomplishments as secretary.\n“We have made historic accomplishments at the Department of Homeland Security to make America safe again,” she wrote.\ncomments\nWhite House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the administration will work with the GOP-led Senate to get Mullin, whom she called “extraordinarily qualified,” confirmed to lead DHS “as soon as possible.”\nFILE - Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla. speaks during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing, Jan. 14, 2025, on Capitol Hill in Washington.\n(Jacquelyn Martin | AP Photo\/Jacquelyn Martin, File)\nThe administration’s immigration crackdown faced criticism, especially in Minnesota\nNoem is the first Cabinet secretary to leave during Trump’s second term. Her tenure looked increasingly short-lived after hearings in Congress this week where she faced rare but blistering criticism from Republican lawmakers. One particular point of scrutiny was a $220 million ad campaign featuring Noem that encouraged people in the country illegally to leave voluntarily.\nNoem told lawmakers that Trump was aware of the campaign in advance, but Trump disputed that in an interview Thursday with Reuters, saying he did not sign off on the ad campaign.\nNoem has faced waves of criticism as she’s overseen Trump’s immigration crackdown, especially since the shooting\ndeaths of the two protesters\nin Minneapolis at the hands of immigration enforcement officers. In the immediate aftermath of the deaths of\nRenee Good\nand\nAlex Pretti\n, Noem portrayed both of them as aggressors, contradicting widely viewed videos and descriptions of their deaths from bystanders. She declined to apologize for her\ndescription over two days of\nCongressional testimony.\nThe former South Dakota governor was also criticized over the way her department has\nspent billions of dollars\nallocated to it by Congress.\nHer department, DHS, has been at the center of a funding battle in Congress over immigration enforcement tactics and has been shut down for 20 days, although many of the employees are continuing to work, often without pay.\nEven before Noem’s appearance before key congressional committees this week, Republican lawmakers had been anticipating the secretary’s eventual ouster, particularly after her handling of the immigration\nenforcement crackdown in Minneapolis\n.\nAs they tried to end the ongoing Homeland Security shutdown, Senate Republicans had noted privately to Democratic senators that Noem was likely on her way out and that that should prompt Democrats to move forward with agreeing to fund the department again, according to two people familiar with the discussions.\nDemocrats did not see that as an actual concession by Republicans, considering Noem was becoming a political liability for the GOP, said the people, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss private negotiations.\nAside from immigration, Noem also faced criticism — including from Republicans — over the pace of emergency funding approved through the Federal Emergency Management Agency and for the Trump administration’s response to disasters.\nCritics welcomed Noem’s departure. Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey wrote “good riddance” on social media, a sentiment echoed by Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer.\nSome immigration activists questioned whether her departure would change the execution of an immigration agenda that they fundamentally disagree with.\n“This is not accountability, just a reshuffling of the enablers of the agenda of President Trump,” said Vanessa Cárdenas, Executive Director of America’s Voice, an advocacy group. She said Noem’s tenure was “marked by cruelty.”\nGregory Bovino, a Border Patrol official who was elevated under Noem’s watch to lead immigration crackdowns in cities including Los Angeles, Chicago and Minneapolis, was one of the few who applauded Noem’s tenure.\n“She is the best Secretary I ever worked for, period. The others weren’t even close. Noem is the ultimate patriot,” Bovino told The Associated Press.\nDHS leadership changes come at a pivotal time\nMullin would need to be confirmed by the Senate, but under a federal law governing executive branch vacancies, he would be allowed to serve as an acting Homeland Security secretary as long as his nomination is formally pending.\nVoting in the Senate just after Trump’s announcement, Mullin said he has “no idea” how quickly his nomination will move.\n“The president and I are good friends. So we look forward to working closer with the White House, and obviously I’m gonna be over there a lot more,” he said.\nMullin would need to be confirmed by the Senate, but under a federal law governing executive branch vacancies, he would be allowed to serve as an acting DHS secretary as long as his nomination is formally pending.\nMullin would take over the third-largest department in government that has responsibility for carrying out Trump’s hardline immigration agenda. And he would assume the role at a pivotal time for that agenda.\nImmigration enforcement during the first year of Trump’s administration was largely defined by high-profile, made-for-social-media operations with flashy names, often led by Bovino, who reported directly to Noem. Noem herself often went out on those operations, riding along with officers when they went out to make arrests.\nBut those high-profile operations in places like Los Angeles, Chicago and Minneapolis often led to clashes with activists and protesters that were captured on video and drove opposition to the president’s immigration agenda.\nThat culminated with the shooting deaths in Minneapolis after which Trump shuffled leadership of the operation. The number of officers there was drawn down shortly after.\n___\nAssociated Press writers Seung Min Kim and Mary Clare Jalonick contributed.\nCopyright 2026 The Associated Press. 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(Source: ASSOCIATED PRESS, POOL, U.S. SENATE TV, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, U.S. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT)\n\nBy [The Associated Press](https:\/\/www.kctv5.com\/authors\/associated-press\/)\n\nPublished: Mar. 5, 2026 at 12:53 PM CST\\|Updated: Mar. 5, 2026 at 4:08 PM CST\n\nComment\n\n0\n\nShare\n\n[Add Us On GoogleAdd as a preferred source on Google](https:\/\/google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.kctv5.com)\n\nWASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday fired his embattled Homeland Security Secretary [Kristi Noem](https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/kristi-noem), after mounting criticism over her leadership of the department, including the handling of the administration’s immigration crackdown and disaster response.\n\nEN ESPAÑOL \\| [Trump despide a Kristi Noem del Departamento de Seguridad Nacional. Anuncia quién será su reemplazo](https:\/\/www.telemundonashville.com\/2026\/03\/05\/trump-despide-noem-al-frente-de-seguridad-nacional\/ \"https:\/\/www.telemundonashville.com\/2026\/03\/05\/trump-despide-noem-al-frente-de-seguridad-nacional\/\")\n\nTrump, who said he would nominate Oklahoma Republican Sen. [Markwayne Mullin](https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/markwayne-mullin) in her place, made the announcement on social media after Noem faced [a two-day grilling on Capitol Hill](https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/congress-noem-immigration-trump-ice-b6cb7b575b01cd5325f1a3bd658b605a) this week from GOP members as well as Democrats.\n\nNoem’s departure marks a stunning turnaround for a close ally to the president who was tasked with steering his centerpiece policy of [mass deportations](https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/immigration). But she appeared to increasingly become a liability for Trump, with questions arising over her spending at her department and over her conduct in the aftermath of the shooting [deaths of two protesters](https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/noem-testifies-congress-homeland-security-immigration-enforcement-ebb715699e3f4f6dd6fdd22157b4e1a7) in Minneapolis earlier this year.\n\nTrump said Noem “has served us well, and has had numerous and spectacular results (especially on the Border!).” He said he was making her a “Special Envoy for The Shield of the Americas,” a new security initiative that he said would focus on the Western Hemisphere.\n\nNoem, who appeared at a law enforcement event in Nashville, Tennessee, moments after Trump’s announcement, did not address her ouster there. She read from prepared remarks and was not asked by attendees about the development.\n\nLater, in a social media post, she thanked Trump for the new appointment and touted her accomplishments as secretary.\n\n“We have made historic accomplishments at the Department of Homeland Security to make America safe again,” she wrote.\n\n## Join the Conversation\n0\n\n0comments\n\nWhite House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the administration will work with the GOP-led Senate to get Mullin, whom she called “extraordinarily qualified,” confirmed to lead DHS “as soon as possible.”\n\n![FILE - Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla. speaks during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing,...](https:\/\/gray-kctv-prod.gtv-cdn.com\/resizer\/v2\/ROBIAOVBM5GFNNFER5TORS6MAI.jpg?auth=ef3764b9da2d1a0cb333150dac0cb349044e33fcc7501298051af7b40d90ed87&width=980&height=653&smart=true)\n\nFILE - Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla. speaks during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing, Jan. 14, 2025, on Capitol Hill in Washington.(Jacquelyn Martin \\| AP Photo\/Jacquelyn Martin, File)\n### The administration’s immigration crackdown faced criticism, especially in Minnesota\nNoem is the first Cabinet secretary to leave during Trump’s second term. Her tenure looked increasingly short-lived after hearings in Congress this week where she faced rare but blistering criticism from Republican lawmakers. One particular point of scrutiny was a \\$220 million ad campaign featuring Noem that encouraged people in the country illegally to leave voluntarily.\n\nNoem told lawmakers that Trump was aware of the campaign in advance, but Trump disputed that in an interview Thursday with Reuters, saying he did not sign off on the ad campaign.\n\nNoem has faced waves of criticism as she’s overseen Trump’s immigration crackdown, especially since the shooting [deaths of the two protesters](https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/immigration-enforcement-minnesota-4d1499fc5962ab880f3816259e04bdbf) in Minneapolis at the hands of immigration enforcement officers. In the immediate aftermath of the deaths of [Renee Good](https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/ice-shooting-minneapolis-minnesota-9aa822670b705c89906f2c699f1d16c5) and [Alex Pretti](https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-administration-alex-pretti-their-own-words-27b7233380c68306a64317b3bf2aa4a3), Noem portrayed both of them as aggressors, contradicting widely viewed videos and descriptions of their deaths from bystanders. She declined to apologize for her [description over two days of](https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/noem-testifies-congress-homeland-security-immigration-enforcement-ebb715699e3f4f6dd6fdd22157b4e1a7) Congressional testimony.\n\nThe former South Dakota governor was also criticized over the way her department has [spent billions of dollars](https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/what-is-republican-trump-tax-bill-f65be44e1050431a601320197322551b) allocated to it by Congress.\n\nHer department, DHS, has been at the center of a funding battle in Congress over immigration enforcement tactics and has been shut down for 20 days, although many of the employees are continuing to work, often without pay.\n\nEven before Noem’s appearance before key congressional committees this week, Republican lawmakers had been anticipating the secretary’s eventual ouster, particularly after her handling of the immigration [enforcement crackdown in Minneapolis](https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/minnesota-twin-cities-immigration-trump-pretti-good-7090ef32c1c8f166617d82466535d760).\n\nAs they tried to end the ongoing Homeland Security shutdown, Senate Republicans had noted privately to Democratic senators that Noem was likely on her way out and that that should prompt Democrats to move forward with agreeing to fund the department again, according to two people familiar with the discussions.\n\nDemocrats did not see that as an actual concession by Republicans, considering Noem was becoming a political liability for the GOP, said the people, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss private negotiations.\n\nAside from immigration, Noem also faced criticism — including from Republicans — over the pace of emergency funding approved through the Federal Emergency Management Agency and for the Trump administration’s response to disasters.\n\nCritics welcomed Noem’s departure. Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey wrote “good riddance” on social media, a sentiment echoed by Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer.\n\nSome immigration activists questioned whether her departure would change the execution of an immigration agenda that they fundamentally disagree with.\n\n“This is not accountability, just a reshuffling of the enablers of the agenda of President Trump,” said Vanessa Cárdenas, Executive Director of America’s Voice, an advocacy group. She said Noem’s tenure was “marked by cruelty.”\n\nGregory Bovino, a Border Patrol official who was elevated under Noem’s watch to lead immigration crackdowns in cities including Los Angeles, Chicago and Minneapolis, was one of the few who applauded Noem’s tenure.\n\n“She is the best Secretary I ever worked for, period. The others weren’t even close. Noem is the ultimate patriot,” Bovino told The Associated Press.\n\n### DHS leadership changes come at a pivotal time\nMullin would need to be confirmed by the Senate, but under a federal law governing executive branch vacancies, he would be allowed to serve as an acting Homeland Security secretary as long as his nomination is formally pending.\n\nVoting in the Senate just after Trump’s announcement, Mullin said he has “no idea” how quickly his nomination will move.\n\n“The president and I are good friends. So we look forward to working closer with the White House, and obviously I’m gonna be over there a lot more,” he said.\n\nMullin would need to be confirmed by the Senate, but under a federal law governing executive branch vacancies, he would be allowed to serve as an acting DHS secretary as long as his nomination is formally pending.\n\nMullin would take over the third-largest department in government that has responsibility for carrying out Trump’s hardline immigration agenda. And he would assume the role at a pivotal time for that agenda.\n\nImmigration enforcement during the first year of Trump’s administration was largely defined by high-profile, made-for-social-media operations with flashy names, often led by Bovino, who reported directly to Noem. Noem herself often went out on those operations, riding along with officers when they went out to make arrests.\n\nBut those high-profile operations in places like Los Angeles, Chicago and Minneapolis often led to clashes with activists and protesters that were captured on video and drove opposition to the president’s immigration agenda.\n\nThat culminated with the shooting deaths in Minneapolis after which Trump shuffled leadership of the operation. The number of officers there was drawn down shortly after.\n\n\\_\\_\\_\n\nAssociated Press writers Seung Min Kim and Mary Clare Jalonick contributed.\n\n*Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. 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approach to artificial intelligence.\n\nA Gray Local Media Station © 2002-2026","attrs_readable_markdown":"WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday fired his embattled Homeland Security Secretary [Kristi Noem](https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/kristi-noem), after mounting criticism over her leadership of the department, including the handling of the administration’s immigration crackdown and disaster response.\n\nEN ESPAÑOL \\| [Trump despide a Kristi Noem del Departamento de Seguridad Nacional. Anuncia quién será su reemplazo](https:\/\/www.telemundonashville.com\/2026\/03\/05\/trump-despide-noem-al-frente-de-seguridad-nacional\/ \"https:\/\/www.telemundonashville.com\/2026\/03\/05\/trump-despide-noem-al-frente-de-seguridad-nacional\/\")\n\nTrump, who said he would nominate Oklahoma Republican Sen. [Markwayne Mullin](https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/markwayne-mullin) in her place, made the announcement on social media after Noem faced [a two-day grilling on Capitol Hill](https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/congress-noem-immigration-trump-ice-b6cb7b575b01cd5325f1a3bd658b605a) this week from GOP members as well as Democrats.\n\nNoem’s departure marks a stunning turnaround for a close ally to the president who was tasked with steering his centerpiece policy of [mass deportations](https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/immigration). But she appeared to increasingly become a liability for Trump, with questions arising over her spending at her department and over her conduct in the aftermath of the shooting [deaths of two protesters](https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/noem-testifies-congress-homeland-security-immigration-enforcement-ebb715699e3f4f6dd6fdd22157b4e1a7) in Minneapolis earlier this year.\n\nTrump said Noem “has served us well, and has had numerous and spectacular results (especially on the Border!).” He said he was making her a “Special Envoy for The Shield of the Americas,” a new security initiative that he said would focus on the Western Hemisphere.\n\nNoem, who appeared at a law enforcement event in Nashville, Tennessee, moments after Trump’s announcement, did not address her ouster there. She read from prepared remarks and was not asked by attendees about the development.\n\nLater, in a social media post, she thanked Trump for the new appointment and touted her accomplishments as secretary.\n\n“We have made historic accomplishments at the Department of Homeland Security to make America safe again,” she wrote.\n\ncomments\n\nWhite House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the administration will work with the GOP-led Senate to get Mullin, whom she called “extraordinarily qualified,” confirmed to lead DHS “as soon as possible.”\n\n![FILE - Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla. speaks during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing,...](https:\/\/gray-kctv-prod.gtv-cdn.com\/resizer\/v2\/ROBIAOVBM5GFNNFER5TORS6MAI.jpg?auth=ef3764b9da2d1a0cb333150dac0cb349044e33fcc7501298051af7b40d90ed87&width=980&height=653&smart=true)\n\nFILE - Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla. speaks during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing, Jan. 14, 2025, on Capitol Hill in Washington.(Jacquelyn Martin \\| AP Photo\/Jacquelyn Martin, File)\n### The administration’s immigration crackdown faced criticism, especially in Minnesota\nNoem is the first Cabinet secretary to leave during Trump’s second term. Her tenure looked increasingly short-lived after hearings in Congress this week where she faced rare but blistering criticism from Republican lawmakers. One particular point of scrutiny was a \\$220 million ad campaign featuring Noem that encouraged people in the country illegally to leave voluntarily.\n\nNoem told lawmakers that Trump was aware of the campaign in advance, but Trump disputed that in an interview Thursday with Reuters, saying he did not sign off on the ad campaign.\n\nNoem has faced waves of criticism as she’s overseen Trump’s immigration crackdown, especially since the shooting [deaths of the two protesters](https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/immigration-enforcement-minnesota-4d1499fc5962ab880f3816259e04bdbf) in Minneapolis at the hands of immigration enforcement officers. In the immediate aftermath of the deaths of [Renee Good](https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/ice-shooting-minneapolis-minnesota-9aa822670b705c89906f2c699f1d16c5) and [Alex Pretti](https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-administration-alex-pretti-their-own-words-27b7233380c68306a64317b3bf2aa4a3), Noem portrayed both of them as aggressors, contradicting widely viewed videos and descriptions of their deaths from bystanders. She declined to apologize for her [description over two days of](https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/noem-testifies-congress-homeland-security-immigration-enforcement-ebb715699e3f4f6dd6fdd22157b4e1a7) Congressional testimony.\n\nThe former South Dakota governor was also criticized over the way her department has [spent billions of dollars](https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/what-is-republican-trump-tax-bill-f65be44e1050431a601320197322551b) allocated to it by Congress.\n\nHer department, DHS, has been at the center of a funding battle in Congress over immigration enforcement tactics and has been shut down for 20 days, although many of the employees are continuing to work, often without pay.\n\nEven before Noem’s appearance before key congressional committees this week, Republican lawmakers had been anticipating the secretary’s eventual ouster, particularly after her handling of the immigration [enforcement crackdown in Minneapolis](https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/minnesota-twin-cities-immigration-trump-pretti-good-7090ef32c1c8f166617d82466535d760).\n\nAs they tried to end the ongoing Homeland Security shutdown, Senate Republicans had noted privately to Democratic senators that Noem was likely on her way out and that that should prompt Democrats to move forward with agreeing to fund the department again, according to two people familiar with the discussions.\n\nDemocrats did not see that as an actual concession by Republicans, considering Noem was becoming a political liability for the GOP, said the people, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss private negotiations.\n\nAside from immigration, Noem also faced criticism — including from Republicans — over the pace of emergency funding approved through the Federal Emergency Management Agency and for the Trump administration’s response to disasters.\n\nCritics welcomed Noem’s departure. Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey wrote “good riddance” on social media, a sentiment echoed by Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer.\n\nSome immigration activists questioned whether her departure would change the execution of an immigration agenda that they fundamentally disagree with.\n\n“This is not accountability, just a reshuffling of the enablers of the agenda of President Trump,” said Vanessa Cárdenas, Executive Director of America’s Voice, an advocacy group. She said Noem’s tenure was “marked by cruelty.”\n\nGregory Bovino, a Border Patrol official who was elevated under Noem’s watch to lead immigration crackdowns in cities including Los Angeles, Chicago and Minneapolis, was one of the few who applauded Noem’s tenure.\n\n“She is the best Secretary I ever worked for, period. The others weren’t even close. Noem is the ultimate patriot,” Bovino told The Associated Press.\n\n### DHS leadership changes come at a pivotal time\nMullin would need to be confirmed by the Senate, but under a federal law governing executive branch vacancies, he would be allowed to serve as an acting Homeland Security secretary as long as his nomination is formally pending.\n\nVoting in the Senate just after Trump’s announcement, Mullin said he has “no idea” how quickly his nomination will move.\n\n“The president and I are good friends. So we look forward to working closer with the White House, and obviously I’m gonna be over there a lot more,” he said.\n\nMullin would need to be confirmed by the Senate, but under a federal law governing executive branch vacancies, he would be allowed to serve as an acting DHS secretary as long as his nomination is formally pending.\n\nMullin would take over the third-largest department in government that has responsibility for carrying out Trump’s hardline immigration agenda. And he would assume the role at a pivotal time for that agenda.\n\nImmigration enforcement during the first year of Trump’s administration was largely defined by high-profile, made-for-social-media operations with flashy names, often led by Bovino, who reported directly to Noem. Noem herself often went out on those operations, riding along with officers when they went out to make arrests.\n\nBut those high-profile operations in places like Los Angeles, Chicago and Minneapolis often led to clashes with activists and protesters that were captured on video and drove opposition to the president’s immigration agenda.\n\nThat culminated with the shooting deaths in Minneapolis after which Trump shuffled leadership of the operation. The number of officers there was drawn down shortly after.\n\n\\_\\_\\_\n\nAssociated Press writers Seung Min Kim and Mary Clare Jalonick contributed.\n\n*Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.*","meta_canonical":null}

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Boilerpipe Text	WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday fired his embattled Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem , after mounting criticism over her leadership of the department, including the handling of the administration’s immigration crackdown and disaster response. EN ESPAÑOL \| Trump despide a Kristi Noem del Departamento de Seguridad Nacional. Anuncia quién será su reemplazo Trump, who said he would nominate Oklahoma Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin in her place, made the announcement on social media after Noem faced a two-day grilling on Capitol Hill this week from GOP members as well as Democrats. Noem’s departure marks a stunning turnaround for a close ally to the president who was tasked with steering his centerpiece policy of mass deportations . But she appeared to increasingly become a liability for Trump, with questions arising over her spending at her department and over her conduct in the aftermath of the shooting deaths of two protesters in Minneapolis earlier this year. Trump said Noem “has served us well, and has had numerous and spectacular results (especially on the Border!).” He said he was making her a “Special Envoy for The Shield of the Americas,” a new security initiative that he said would focus on the Western Hemisphere. Noem, who appeared at a law enforcement event in Nashville, Tennessee, moments after Trump’s announcement, did not address her ouster there. She read from prepared remarks and was not asked by attendees about the development. Later, in a social media post, she thanked Trump for the new appointment and touted her accomplishments as secretary. “We have made historic accomplishments at the Department of Homeland Security to make America safe again,” she wrote. comments White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the administration will work with the GOP-led Senate to get Mullin, whom she called “extraordinarily qualified,” confirmed to lead DHS “as soon as possible.” FILE - Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla. speaks during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing, Jan. 14, 2025, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Jacquelyn Martin \| AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File) The administration’s immigration crackdown faced criticism, especially in Minnesota Noem is the first Cabinet secretary to leave during Trump’s second term. Her tenure looked increasingly short-lived after hearings in Congress this week where she faced rare but blistering criticism from Republican lawmakers. One particular point of scrutiny was a $220 million ad campaign featuring Noem that encouraged people in the country illegally to leave voluntarily. Noem told lawmakers that Trump was aware of the campaign in advance, but Trump disputed that in an interview Thursday with Reuters, saying he did not sign off on the ad campaign. Noem has faced waves of criticism as she’s overseen Trump’s immigration crackdown, especially since the shooting deaths of the two protesters in Minneapolis at the hands of immigration enforcement officers. In the immediate aftermath of the deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti , Noem portrayed both of them as aggressors, contradicting widely viewed videos and descriptions of their deaths from bystanders. She declined to apologize for her description over two days of Congressional testimony. The former South Dakota governor was also criticized over the way her department has spent billions of dollars allocated to it by Congress. Her department, DHS, has been at the center of a funding battle in Congress over immigration enforcement tactics and has been shut down for 20 days, although many of the employees are continuing to work, often without pay. Even before Noem’s appearance before key congressional committees this week, Republican lawmakers had been anticipating the secretary’s eventual ouster, particularly after her handling of the immigration enforcement crackdown in Minneapolis . As they tried to end the ongoing Homeland Security shutdown, Senate Republicans had noted privately to Democratic senators that Noem was likely on her way out and that that should prompt Democrats to move forward with agreeing to fund the department again, according to two people familiar with the discussions. Democrats did not see that as an actual concession by Republicans, considering Noem was becoming a political liability for the GOP, said the people, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss private negotiations. Aside from immigration, Noem also faced criticism — including from Republicans — over the pace of emergency funding approved through the Federal Emergency Management Agency and for the Trump administration’s response to disasters. Critics welcomed Noem’s departure. Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey wrote “good riddance” on social media, a sentiment echoed by Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer. Some immigration activists questioned whether her departure would change the execution of an immigration agenda that they fundamentally disagree with. “This is not accountability, just a reshuffling of the enablers of the agenda of President Trump,” said Vanessa Cárdenas, Executive Director of America’s Voice, an advocacy group. She said Noem’s tenure was “marked by cruelty.” Gregory Bovino, a Border Patrol official who was elevated under Noem’s watch to lead immigration crackdowns in cities including Los Angeles, Chicago and Minneapolis, was one of the few who applauded Noem’s tenure. “She is the best Secretary I ever worked for, period. The others weren’t even close. Noem is the ultimate patriot,” Bovino told The Associated Press. DHS leadership changes come at a pivotal time Mullin would need to be confirmed by the Senate, but under a federal law governing executive branch vacancies, he would be allowed to serve as an acting Homeland Security secretary as long as his nomination is formally pending. Voting in the Senate just after Trump’s announcement, Mullin said he has “no idea” how quickly his nomination will move. “The president and I are good friends. So we look forward to working closer with the White House, and obviously I’m gonna be over there a lot more,” he said. Mullin would need to be confirmed by the Senate, but under a federal law governing executive branch vacancies, he would be allowed to serve as an acting DHS secretary as long as his nomination is formally pending. Mullin would take over the third-largest department in government that has responsibility for carrying out Trump’s hardline immigration agenda. And he would assume the role at a pivotal time for that agenda. Immigration enforcement during the first year of Trump’s administration was largely defined by high-profile, made-for-social-media operations with flashy names, often led by Bovino, who reported directly to Noem. Noem herself often went out on those operations, riding along with officers when they went out to make arrests. But those high-profile operations in places like Los Angeles, Chicago and Minneapolis often led to clashes with activists and protesters that were captured on video and drove opposition to the president’s immigration agenda. That culminated with the shooting deaths in Minneapolis after which Trump shuffled leadership of the operation. The number of officers there was drawn down shortly after. ___ Associated Press writers Seung Min Kim and Mary Clare Jalonick contributed. Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.
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[Gray AI Policy](https://graymedia.com/assets/pdf/Gray_AI_Policy.pdf) # Kristi Noem out as DHS secretary, Trump announces replacement President Donald Trump has removed Kristi Noem from her position as secretary of Homeland Security. (Source: ASSOCIATED PRESS, POOL, U.S. SENATE TV, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, U.S. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT) By [The Associated Press](https://www.kctv5.com/authors/associated-press/) Published: Mar. 5, 2026 at 12:53 PM CST\\|Updated: Mar. 5, 2026 at 4:08 PM CST Comment 0 Share [Add Us On GoogleAdd as a preferred source on Google](https://google.com/preferences/source?q=https://www.kctv5.com) WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday fired his embattled Homeland Security Secretary [Kristi Noem](https://apnews.com/hub/kristi-noem), after mounting criticism over her leadership of the department, including the handling of the administration’s immigration crackdown and disaster response. EN ESPAÑOL \\| [Trump despide a Kristi Noem del Departamento de Seguridad Nacional. Anuncia quién será su reemplazo](https://www.telemundonashville.com/2026/03/05/trump-despide-noem-al-frente-de-seguridad-nacional/ "https://www.telemundonashville.com/2026/03/05/trump-despide-noem-al-frente-de-seguridad-nacional/") Trump, who said he would nominate Oklahoma Republican Sen. [Markwayne Mullin](https://apnews.com/hub/markwayne-mullin) in her place, made the announcement on social media after Noem faced [a two-day grilling on Capitol Hill](https://apnews.com/article/congress-noem-immigration-trump-ice-b6cb7b575b01cd5325f1a3bd658b605a) this week from GOP members as well as Democrats. Noem’s departure marks a stunning turnaround for a close ally to the president who was tasked with steering his centerpiece policy of [mass deportations](https://apnews.com/hub/immigration). But she appeared to increasingly become a liability for Trump, with questions arising over her spending at her department and over her conduct in the aftermath of the shooting [deaths of two protesters](https://apnews.com/article/noem-testifies-congress-homeland-security-immigration-enforcement-ebb715699e3f4f6dd6fdd22157b4e1a7) in Minneapolis earlier this year. Trump said Noem “has served us well, and has had numerous and spectacular results (especially on the Border!).” He said he was making her a “Special Envoy for The Shield of the Americas,” a new security initiative that he said would focus on the Western Hemisphere. Noem, who appeared at a law enforcement event in Nashville, Tennessee, moments after Trump’s announcement, did not address her ouster there. She read from prepared remarks and was not asked by attendees about the development. Later, in a social media post, she thanked Trump for the new appointment and touted her accomplishments as secretary. “We have made historic accomplishments at the Department of Homeland Security to make America safe again,” she wrote. ## Join the Conversation 0 0comments White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the administration will work with the GOP-led Senate to get Mullin, whom she called “extraordinarily qualified,” confirmed to lead DHS “as soon as possible.” ![FILE - Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla. speaks during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing,...](https://gray-kctv-prod.gtv-cdn.com/resizer/v2/ROBIAOVBM5GFNNFER5TORS6MAI.jpg?auth=ef3764b9da2d1a0cb333150dac0cb349044e33fcc7501298051af7b40d90ed87&width=980&height=653&smart=true) FILE - Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla. speaks during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing, Jan. 14, 2025, on Capitol Hill in Washington.(Jacquelyn Martin \\| AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File) ### The administration’s immigration crackdown faced criticism, especially in Minnesota Noem is the first Cabinet secretary to leave during Trump’s second term. Her tenure looked increasingly short-lived after hearings in Congress this week where she faced rare but blistering criticism from Republican lawmakers. One particular point of scrutiny was a \$220 million ad campaign featuring Noem that encouraged people in the country illegally to leave voluntarily. Noem told lawmakers that Trump was aware of the campaign in advance, but Trump disputed that in an interview Thursday with Reuters, saying he did not sign off on the ad campaign. Noem has faced waves of criticism as she’s overseen Trump’s immigration crackdown, especially since the shooting [deaths of the two protesters](https://apnews.com/article/immigration-enforcement-minnesota-4d1499fc5962ab880f3816259e04bdbf) in Minneapolis at the hands of immigration enforcement officers. In the immediate aftermath of the deaths of [Renee Good](https://apnews.com/article/ice-shooting-minneapolis-minnesota-9aa822670b705c89906f2c699f1d16c5) and [Alex Pretti](https://apnews.com/article/trump-administration-alex-pretti-their-own-words-27b7233380c68306a64317b3bf2aa4a3), Noem portrayed both of them as aggressors, contradicting widely viewed videos and descriptions of their deaths from bystanders. She declined to apologize for her [description over two days of](https://apnews.com/article/noem-testifies-congress-homeland-security-immigration-enforcement-ebb715699e3f4f6dd6fdd22157b4e1a7) Congressional testimony. The former South Dakota governor was also criticized over the way her department has [spent billions of dollars](https://apnews.com/article/what-is-republican-trump-tax-bill-f65be44e1050431a601320197322551b) allocated to it by Congress. Her department, DHS, has been at the center of a funding battle in Congress over immigration enforcement tactics and has been shut down for 20 days, although many of the employees are continuing to work, often without pay. Even before Noem’s appearance before key congressional committees this week, Republican lawmakers had been anticipating the secretary’s eventual ouster, particularly after her handling of the immigration [enforcement crackdown in Minneapolis](https://apnews.com/article/minnesota-twin-cities-immigration-trump-pretti-good-7090ef32c1c8f166617d82466535d760). As they tried to end the ongoing Homeland Security shutdown, Senate Republicans had noted privately to Democratic senators that Noem was likely on her way out and that that should prompt Democrats to move forward with agreeing to fund the department again, according to two people familiar with the discussions. Democrats did not see that as an actual concession by Republicans, considering Noem was becoming a political liability for the GOP, said the people, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss private negotiations. Aside from immigration, Noem also faced criticism — including from Republicans — over the pace of emergency funding approved through the Federal Emergency Management Agency and for the Trump administration’s response to disasters. Critics welcomed Noem’s departure. Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey wrote “good riddance” on social media, a sentiment echoed by Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer. Some immigration activists questioned whether her departure would change the execution of an immigration agenda that they fundamentally disagree with. “This is not accountability, just a reshuffling of the enablers of the agenda of President Trump,” said Vanessa Cárdenas, Executive Director of America’s Voice, an advocacy group. She said Noem’s tenure was “marked by cruelty.” Gregory Bovino, a Border Patrol official who was elevated under Noem’s watch to lead immigration crackdowns in cities including Los Angeles, Chicago and Minneapolis, was one of the few who applauded Noem’s tenure. “She is the best Secretary I ever worked for, period. The others weren’t even close. Noem is the ultimate patriot,” Bovino told The Associated Press. ### DHS leadership changes come at a pivotal time Mullin would need to be confirmed by the Senate, but under a federal law governing executive branch vacancies, he would be allowed to serve as an acting Homeland Security secretary as long as his nomination is formally pending. Voting in the Senate just after Trump’s announcement, Mullin said he has “no idea” how quickly his nomination will move. “The president and I are good friends. So we look forward to working closer with the White House, and obviously I’m gonna be over there a lot more,” he said. Mullin would need to be confirmed by the Senate, but under a federal law governing executive branch vacancies, he would be allowed to serve as an acting DHS secretary as long as his nomination is formally pending. Mullin would take over the third-largest department in government that has responsibility for carrying out Trump’s hardline immigration agenda. And he would assume the role at a pivotal time for that agenda. Immigration enforcement during the first year of Trump’s administration was largely defined by high-profile, made-for-social-media operations with flashy names, often led by Bovino, who reported directly to Noem. Noem herself often went out on those operations, riding along with officers when they went out to make arrests. But those high-profile operations in places like Los Angeles, Chicago and Minneapolis often led to clashes with activists and protesters that were captured on video and drove opposition to the president’s immigration agenda. That culminated with the shooting deaths in Minneapolis after which Trump shuffled leadership of the operation. The number of officers there was drawn down shortly after. \_\_\_ Associated Press writers Seung Min Kim and Mary Clare Jalonick contributed. Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. ## Join The Conversation Comments0 We want to hear what you think. 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Readable Markdown	WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday fired his embattled Homeland Security Secretary [Kristi Noem](https://apnews.com/hub/kristi-noem), after mounting criticism over her leadership of the department, including the handling of the administration’s immigration crackdown and disaster response. EN ESPAÑOL \\| [Trump despide a Kristi Noem del Departamento de Seguridad Nacional. Anuncia quién será su reemplazo](https://www.telemundonashville.com/2026/03/05/trump-despide-noem-al-frente-de-seguridad-nacional/ "https://www.telemundonashville.com/2026/03/05/trump-despide-noem-al-frente-de-seguridad-nacional/") Trump, who said he would nominate Oklahoma Republican Sen. [Markwayne Mullin](https://apnews.com/hub/markwayne-mullin) in her place, made the announcement on social media after Noem faced [a two-day grilling on Capitol Hill](https://apnews.com/article/congress-noem-immigration-trump-ice-b6cb7b575b01cd5325f1a3bd658b605a) this week from GOP members as well as Democrats. Noem’s departure marks a stunning turnaround for a close ally to the president who was tasked with steering his centerpiece policy of [mass deportations](https://apnews.com/hub/immigration). But she appeared to increasingly become a liability for Trump, with questions arising over her spending at her department and over her conduct in the aftermath of the shooting [deaths of two protesters](https://apnews.com/article/noem-testifies-congress-homeland-security-immigration-enforcement-ebb715699e3f4f6dd6fdd22157b4e1a7) in Minneapolis earlier this year. Trump said Noem “has served us well, and has had numerous and spectacular results (especially on the Border!).” He said he was making her a “Special Envoy for The Shield of the Americas,” a new security initiative that he said would focus on the Western Hemisphere. Noem, who appeared at a law enforcement event in Nashville, Tennessee, moments after Trump’s announcement, did not address her ouster there. She read from prepared remarks and was not asked by attendees about the development. Later, in a social media post, she thanked Trump for the new appointment and touted her accomplishments as secretary. “We have made historic accomplishments at the Department of Homeland Security to make America safe again,” she wrote. comments White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the administration will work with the GOP-led Senate to get Mullin, whom she called “extraordinarily qualified,” confirmed to lead DHS “as soon as possible.” ![FILE - Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla. speaks during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing,...](https://gray-kctv-prod.gtv-cdn.com/resizer/v2/ROBIAOVBM5GFNNFER5TORS6MAI.jpg?auth=ef3764b9da2d1a0cb333150dac0cb349044e33fcc7501298051af7b40d90ed87&width=980&height=653&smart=true) FILE - Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla. speaks during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing, Jan. 14, 2025, on Capitol Hill in Washington.(Jacquelyn Martin \\| AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File) ### The administration’s immigration crackdown faced criticism, especially in Minnesota Noem is the first Cabinet secretary to leave during Trump’s second term. Her tenure looked increasingly short-lived after hearings in Congress this week where she faced rare but blistering criticism from Republican lawmakers. One particular point of scrutiny was a \$220 million ad campaign featuring Noem that encouraged people in the country illegally to leave voluntarily. Noem told lawmakers that Trump was aware of the campaign in advance, but Trump disputed that in an interview Thursday with Reuters, saying he did not sign off on the ad campaign. Noem has faced waves of criticism as she’s overseen Trump’s immigration crackdown, especially since the shooting [deaths of the two protesters](https://apnews.com/article/immigration-enforcement-minnesota-4d1499fc5962ab880f3816259e04bdbf) in Minneapolis at the hands of immigration enforcement officers. In the immediate aftermath of the deaths of [Renee Good](https://apnews.com/article/ice-shooting-minneapolis-minnesota-9aa822670b705c89906f2c699f1d16c5) and [Alex Pretti](https://apnews.com/article/trump-administration-alex-pretti-their-own-words-27b7233380c68306a64317b3bf2aa4a3), Noem portrayed both of them as aggressors, contradicting widely viewed videos and descriptions of their deaths from bystanders. She declined to apologize for her [description over two days of](https://apnews.com/article/noem-testifies-congress-homeland-security-immigration-enforcement-ebb715699e3f4f6dd6fdd22157b4e1a7) Congressional testimony. The former South Dakota governor was also criticized over the way her department has [spent billions of dollars](https://apnews.com/article/what-is-republican-trump-tax-bill-f65be44e1050431a601320197322551b) allocated to it by Congress. Her department, DHS, has been at the center of a funding battle in Congress over immigration enforcement tactics and has been shut down for 20 days, although many of the employees are continuing to work, often without pay. Even before Noem’s appearance before key congressional committees this week, Republican lawmakers had been anticipating the secretary’s eventual ouster, particularly after her handling of the immigration [enforcement crackdown in Minneapolis](https://apnews.com/article/minnesota-twin-cities-immigration-trump-pretti-good-7090ef32c1c8f166617d82466535d760). As they tried to end the ongoing Homeland Security shutdown, Senate Republicans had noted privately to Democratic senators that Noem was likely on her way out and that that should prompt Democrats to move forward with agreeing to fund the department again, according to two people familiar with the discussions. Democrats did not see that as an actual concession by Republicans, considering Noem was becoming a political liability for the GOP, said the people, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss private negotiations. Aside from immigration, Noem also faced criticism — including from Republicans — over the pace of emergency funding approved through the Federal Emergency Management Agency and for the Trump administration’s response to disasters. Critics welcomed Noem’s departure. Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey wrote “good riddance” on social media, a sentiment echoed by Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer. Some immigration activists questioned whether her departure would change the execution of an immigration agenda that they fundamentally disagree with. “This is not accountability, just a reshuffling of the enablers of the agenda of President Trump,” said Vanessa Cárdenas, Executive Director of America’s Voice, an advocacy group. She said Noem’s tenure was “marked by cruelty.” Gregory Bovino, a Border Patrol official who was elevated under Noem’s watch to lead immigration crackdowns in cities including Los Angeles, Chicago and Minneapolis, was one of the few who applauded Noem’s tenure. “She is the best Secretary I ever worked for, period. The others weren’t even close. Noem is the ultimate patriot,” Bovino told The Associated Press. ### DHS leadership changes come at a pivotal time Mullin would need to be confirmed by the Senate, but under a federal law governing executive branch vacancies, he would be allowed to serve as an acting Homeland Security secretary as long as his nomination is formally pending. Voting in the Senate just after Trump’s announcement, Mullin said he has “no idea” how quickly his nomination will move. “The president and I are good friends. So we look forward to working closer with the White House, and obviously I’m gonna be over there a lot more,” he said. Mullin would need to be confirmed by the Senate, but under a federal law governing executive branch vacancies, he would be allowed to serve as an acting DHS secretary as long as his nomination is formally pending. Mullin would take over the third-largest department in government that has responsibility for carrying out Trump’s hardline immigration agenda. And he would assume the role at a pivotal time for that agenda. Immigration enforcement during the first year of Trump’s administration was largely defined by high-profile, made-for-social-media operations with flashy names, often led by Bovino, who reported directly to Noem. Noem herself often went out on those operations, riding along with officers when they went out to make arrests. But those high-profile operations in places like Los Angeles, Chicago and Minneapolis often led to clashes with activists and protesters that were captured on video and drove opposition to the president’s immigration agenda. That culminated with the shooting deaths in Minneapolis after which Trump shuffled leadership of the operation. The number of officers there was drawn down shortly after. \_\_\_ Associated Press writers Seung Min Kim and Mary Clare Jalonick contributed. Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.
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