Overview
- Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, in her first appearance since the Minneapolis shootings, defended her earlier descriptions of Renee Good and Alex Pretti and declined to retract calling the incidents instances of domestic terrorism.
- Republican Sen. Thom Tillis urged Noem to resign and Sen. John Kennedy challenged more than $200 million in DHS advertising contracts, while Committee Chair Chuck Grassley said mistakes were made in the crackdown.
- U.S. District Judge Jia Cobb blocked DHS’s seven‑day notice requirement for congressional visits to ICE detention centers, restoring unannounced oversight access as the department signaled disagreement with the ruling.
- Funding for DHS remains lapsed after a partisan dispute over ICE tactics, though most enforcement and security functions continue under excepted status and prior-year funds.
- Noem said 650 federal personnel remain in Minnesota after an earlier surge, and she is set to testify before the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday as calls for accountability and an impeachment push persist.