Amidst widespread controversy and unrest after ICE operations in Minneapolis killed multiple people, President Donald Trump held what aides described as an emergency Department of Homeland Security meeting on Tuesday with Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, however, senior White House adviser Stephen Miller, was notably absent.
The meeting, lasting approximately two hours, was initiated by Noem amid intense criticism of the federal response to the January 24 death of Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old ICU nurse who was killed by federal agents earlier this month in Minneapolis. Miller, whose aggressive immigration policy positions have made him one of the most influential voices in the administration on border and interior enforcement, was not reported to have participated in the Oval Office session.
