Noem defends ICE officer who shot woman in Minneapolis as having “followed his training”

Washington — Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem held a news conference Thursday in New York City one day after U.S. Immigration and Customs enforcement officer fatally shot a U.S. citizen during an operation in Minneapolis. Noem announced the “takedown” of dozens of people suspected to be connected to the Dominican Republic-based gang Trinitarios.

Walz takes aim at “disconnect” between Noem’s ICE shooting comments, Homan’s remarks on Evening News

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz on Thursday took aim at what he called a “disconnect” between Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s swift assessment of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer’s shooting of a Minnesota woman, and ICE director Tom Homan’s comment on “CBS Evening News” Wednesday that it would be “unprofessional to pass judgment”