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Pressure Intensifies on Noem After Minneapolis Killings as Senate Demands Testimony and ICE Drawdown Starts

Evidence that contradicts DHS accounts is driving urgent demands for accountability.

Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security Kristi Noem looks on during a meeting of the Cabinet in the Cabinet Room of the White House on January 29, 2026 in Washington, DC. President Trump is holding the meeting as the Senate plans to hold a vote on a spending package to avoid another government shutdown, however Democrats are holding out for a deal to consider funding for the Department of Homeland Security.
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Overview

  • Senate Homeland Security Committee Democrats urged Secretary Kristi Noem to testify "without delay," citing video and a CBP report that do not state Alex Pretti reached for his gun.
  • Border Czar Tom Homan announced a plan to significantly reduce ICE’s presence in Minnesota as the administration recalibrates operations.
  • Republican Senators Thom Tillis and Lisa Murkowski called for Noem’s removal, while President Trump labeled them "losers" and Tillis escalated by calling Noem and Stephen Miller incompetent.
  • Committee oversight is advancing, with the heads of ICE, CBP, and USCIS set to testify on Feb. 12 and Noem scheduled to appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee on March 3.
  • The political fight over accountability now intersects with DHS funding, as Democrats threaten to withhold support or pursue impeachment absent reforms following the deaths of Renee Good on Jan. 7 and Alex Pretti on Jan. 24.