Minneapolis, Minnesota — A majority of Americans surveyed in a new Quinnipiac University poll say they support removing Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, following two fatal shootings by federal immigration agents in Minneapolis last month. According to the poll, 58 percent of respondents favor replacing Noem, while 34 percent said she should remain in her post.
The polling comes amid heightened scrutiny of DHS after the deaths of Alex Pretti and Renee Good, both 37, during separate encounters with federal immigration officers. Pretti, an intensive care nurse, was shot and killed after attempting to assist a woman who had been pushed to the ground by agents. A separate incident involved Good, a mother who was killed by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer after accelerating her vehicle during a confrontation on a residential street.
The survey found that 62 percent of respondents said Pretti’s killing was not justified, compared with 22 percent who said it was justified. The shootings occurred as DHS carried out what officials described as the largest immigration enforcement operation in the department’s history in Minnesota, with more than 2,000 agents reportedly deployed.
The incidents have prompted bipartisan calls in Congress for an independent investigation and potential reforms at DHS. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries has warned that Democrats will pursue impeachment proceedings if President Trump does not remove Noem. Lawmakers are also negotiating a DHS funding bill, with debates over enforcement standards and oversight central to the talks.
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