US homeland security secretary Kristi Noem is facing new pressure as funding for the agency responsible for Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown was set to lapse following a public backlash to its aggressive actions.
Congress on Friday failed to reach an agreement on a budget deal for the Department of Homeland Security, leaving the agency that includes Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Patrol without its annual funding and facing a shutdown of its essential services and workers.
But Noem and DHS are grappling with broader problems, including accusations of leadership chaos at the agency that has presided over the president’s deportation campaign. That has included a surge in agents in Minneapolis that led to the killing of two US citizens last month.