_WHAT’S HAPPENING_
A power struggle inside the Trump administration’s immigration apparatus has come into full view after the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem’s public response to the killing triggered bipartisan backlash and internal frustration, prompting President Trump to dispatch border czar Tom Homan to take direct control of enforcement operations in Minnesota.
Homan’s deployment is widely read inside Washington as a vote of confidence in his approach and an indictment of Noem’s leadership. As Democrats call for Noem’s removal and some Republicans openly waver, Homan has emerged as the administration’s most trusted figure to carry out deportations without further political damage.
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