Top Trump Homeland Security spokeswoman leaving amid backlash over immigration crackdown

2026-02-17 - 18:56

US Department of Homeland Security spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin will leave the department, according to two Trump administration officials, a move that ‌comes as public support for US President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown has dwindled. McLaughlin became a prominent booster of Trump’s aggressive approach to immigration and helmed the press operation at DHS, which has come under ⁠scrutiny for issuing inaccurate or incomplete statements following violent encounters ‌involving federal...