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Trump Fires US Homeland Security Chief Noem
Trump fired US Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Thursday. She was the first cabinet member fired in Trump's second term.
The Department of Homeland Security shutdown is still ongoing. Trump picked Republican Senator Markwayne Mullin from Oklahoma to replace her.
Democrats opposed Mullin's nomination. Democrats welcomed Noem's firing. Noem had been seen as responsible for a strict immigration crackdown.
Klear Note — The Homeland Security Department handles immigration and border control. A shutdown means the agency isn't fully operating.
Key Terms 4
- Homeland Security Secretary
- US leader in charge of border and national safety
- cabinet member
- a top leader chosen by the president to run a department
- nomination
- when a president officially picks someone for a job
- immigration crackdown
- strict actions to limit or stop people entering a country