President Trump fully backs Department of Homeland Security chief Kristi Noem as Democrats call for her firing, sources told Fox News Digital. (Michael Gonzalez/Getty Images)
The source added that Noem is in communication with border czar Tom Homan, who was tapped to lead the administration's immigration crackdown in Minnesota Monday, and added that when the likes of Democratic Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine or House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries are "calling for your head," you're not at risk at losing your job with Trump.
Democrats repeatedly have slammed Noem in recent days, demanding she be fired or impeached, including Jeffries threatening that she needs to be "put on ice permanently."
"She’s got to go — we are dead serious," Jeffries told reporters at the Capitol Thursday, threatening, "She needs to be put on ice permanently."
"If Kristi Noem is not fired immediately, impeachment proceedings will commence," he added.
Noem joined Fox News' "Hannity" Thursday evening and defended that she's on a mission to enforce the president's law and order immigration policies.
"These radicals are attacking me, but I'm just doing my job," Noem said. "I'm following the law, enforcing the laws like President Trump promised that he would do to keep people safe in this country."
Federal agents fire tear gas at protesters on Jan. 24, 2026, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Brandon Bell/Getty Images)
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When asked for comment on the president's support of Noem, the White House directed Fox News Digital to a series of comments made by Trump, as well as Leavitt, showing Trump and his administration have been consistent in their support of Noem.
"Secretary Noem still has the utmost confidence and trust of the president of the United States, and she's continuing to oversee the entire Department of Homeland Security and all of the immigration enforcement that's taking place across the whole entire country," White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said during a press briefing Monday when asked if the president was dissatisfied with how the officials on the ground handled the shooting.
"No," Trump told reporters Tuesday when asked whether Noem would step down.
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"She was there with the border," Trump told Fox News' Will Cain Tuesday when asked about his confidence in Noem. "Who closed up the border? She did, with Tom Homan, with the whole group. I mean they closed up the border."
Democrats have come out in full force against the administration's immigration crackdown, claiming ICE and Border Patrol agents are terrorizing communities with their presence and referring to Pretti's fatal shooting, and the fatal shooting of Renee Good earlier in January by an ICE agent, as "murder."
Speculation built among Democrats and media outlets that Noem allegedly was on shaky footing with the president over the operation, which was amplified Monday when Trump announced he was deploying Homan to Minnesota to oversee the immigration crackdown operation, replacing Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino, who had been running point in Minneapolis.
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Federal law enforcement officials converged on the Twin Cities at the start of the new year amid a sweeping fraud scandal gripping the state that has led to dozens of arrests of individuals, most of whom are from the state's Somali population. Immigration officials deployed to crack down on violent illegal immigrants in the area as details of the fraud scandal came to light.
Fox News Digital reached out to Department of Homeland Security Friday for any additional comment on the president's support and Democrats calling for her ouster.
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