TUCSON, Ariz. (13 News) - Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem visited the border wall in Nogales early on Wednesday, Feb. 4. She presented three Border Patrol agents with awards recognizing their actions while on duty.

The DHS secretary's standing with voters has experienced a notable decline when compared to other political figures.

Data for Progress’s polling also found that a slim majority of voters, at 51 percent, believe Donald Trump’s top immigration adviser Stephen Miller should be removed from his position following the killings. This includes 77 percent of Democrats and 23 percent of Republicans.

Kristi Noem praised Donald Trump and attacked former President Joe Biden during a news conference at the U.S.-Mexico border in Arizona on Feb. 4, 2026.

Casar said Noem's budget and staffing cuts to FEMA are systematically undermining disaster preparedness, including relief efforts during the Kerrville Flood.

WASHINGTON – A federal judge’s decision Monday that blocked the Trump administration from ending protections for Haitians in the U.S. was a sharply worded departure from the long history federal judges have of using even tones to explain the opinions.

New Jersey Democrat Rep. LaMonica McIver spoke at a rally outside ICE headquarters in Washington on Tuesday, demanding that President Trump fire DHS Secretary Kristi Noem. McIver argued against federal charges she is facing for a May 2025 altercation with federal officers when she was denied entry to an ICE detention center and said she "will not rest" until Noem is fired,

Congressional Democrats continued to keep up the pressure on the Homeland Security secretary Tuesday in the wake of the shooting deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti at the hands of federal agents.