The president said that DHS Secretary Kristi Noem would move to a new special envoy role and tapped Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) to replace her.
(March 6, 2026 / JNS) U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that he was firing U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem and will nominate Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) to replace her.
The move comes as the U.S. Department of Homeland Security remains in a partial government shutdown after Senate Democrats blocked a DHS funding bill in February, and follows bipartisan grilling of Noem during congressional hearings this week.
“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,” Trump wrote.