Overview
- Sens. Thom Tillis and Lisa Murkowski said Noem should leave her post, joining a wider Republican push for investigations and testimony after Alex Pretti’s killing.
- Senate Democrats, led by Chuck Schumer, vowed to oppose the spending package if it includes DHS funding, creating a real risk of a partial shutdown later this week.
- Trump met with Noem and dispatched border czar Tom Homan to manage ICE operations in Minnesota as Border Patrol commander Greg Bovino was moved out of the state.
- Bystander videos and independent analysis indicate agents removed Pretti’s handgun while he was pinned before multiple shots were fired, with body‑camera footage still under federal review.
- Oversight escalated with GOP chairs seeking appearances by ICE, CBP and USCIS leaders, and Noem expected to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee on March 3.