Overview
- ICE’s net approval stands at about -27 and DHS’s job rating has fallen to roughly 42%, while Kristi Noem’s net approval is negative in every poll reviewed, according to CNN’s Harry Enten.
- President Donald Trump said Tom Homan is being sent to Minnesota to report directly to him as the fallout grows.
- The killings of Renée Good and 37-year-old nurse Alex Pretti by federal agents in Minneapolis have fueled large protests and intensified criticism of DHS operations.
- Multiple Homeland Security officials expressed anger over the shooting and the administration’s quick public defense, and some Border Patrol agents questioned the value and safety of the Minneapolis deployment, CNN reported.
- DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin defended ICE and cited a sharp rise in assaults on officers, while legal analysts highlighted questions about proportionality of force and the evidence that will guide reviews.