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Republican senator calls on US homeland security chief Kristi Noem to resign

Republican U.S. Senator Thom Tillis on Tuesday said Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem "should be out of a job" following the two fatal shootings by federal agents during immigration operations in Minnesota.

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28 January 2026 at 11:56:55

Republican senator calls on US homeland security chief Kristi Noem to resign

U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem attends a press conference to discuss ongoing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations, as part of U.S. President Donald Trump's immigration policy, at One World Trade Center in New York City, U.S., January 8, 2026.

David 'Dee' Delgado/Reuters

WASHINGTON - Republican U.S. Senator Thom Tillis on Tuesday said Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem "should be out of a job" following the two fatal shootings by federal agents during immigration operations in Minnesota.


"What she's done in Minnesota should be disqualifying. She should be out of a job," Tillis told reporters.


-Reporting by David Morgan and Jasper Ward in Washington; Editing by Chris Reese/Reuters

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