Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem speaks during a news conference in the National Response Coordination Center at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) headquarters on Jan. 24, 2026. (Al Drago/Getty Images)
GOP SEN. CASSIDY BREAKS WITH TRUMP OVER DEADLY SHOOTING BY BORDER PATROL AGENT IN MINNEAPOLIS
According to DHS officials, agents used lethal force in self-defense.
In the view of Rep. Julie Johnson, D-Texas, a member of the Homeland Security Committee, that characterization fails to explain why it happened.
"For months, Democrats on the Homeland Security Committee have tried to get answers. We have sent letters. And we have called for investigations. Every single one of those efforts has been stonewalled by the Trump administration and ignored by Republicans in Congress," Johnson said of requests for information on ICE agent conduct.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., confirmed that Democrats would spearhead impeachment efforts if President Donald Trump didn’t fire Noem.
"We can do this the easy way or the hard way," Jeffries said in a statement Tuesday.
Democrats have zeroed in on Noem as the focal point of their outrage over ICE operations, while a growing number of Republicans are calling for a ground-level investigation into the agency's conduct.
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Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks at a news conference at Harry Reid International Airport, Nov. 22, 2025, in Las Vegas. (Ronda Churchill/AP Photo)
"We can enforce immigration laws in this country without this level of chaos and incompetence, and the conduct of Secretary Noem must be investigated thoroughly," Magaziner added.
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In announcing the February hearing, Homeland Security Committee Chairman Andrew Garbarino, R-N.Y., said he believed the testimony would help reduce political tensions over the conduct of ICE and DHS.
"Transparency and communication are needed to turn the temperature down. Thank you to Secretary Noem and the Department of Homeland Security for making these witnesses available, and I look forward to receiving their testimony," Garbarino said.
Fox News Digital reached out to DHS for comment on this report.
Leo Briceno is a politics reporter for the congressional team at Fox News Digital. He was previously a reporter with World Magazine.
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