The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is facing its most severe crisis in years, and the future of its enforcement arm, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), hangs in the balance.
Following the tragic shooting deaths of two protesters in Minneapolis, Secretary Kristi Noem finds herself at the centre of a political firestorm. For the first time, the calls for her removal are not just coming from the opposition, but from within her own party. The situation raises a critical question: if Noem falls, will the structure of immigration enforcement collapse with her, or will it simply harden under new leadership?
