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Top Trump Homeland Security spokeswoman leaving amid backlash over immigration crackdown
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Top Trump Homeland Security spokeswoman leaving amid backlash over immigration crackdown

South China Morning Post · Feb 17, 2026 · Collected from RSS

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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...

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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 immigration officers.Neither official said what McLaughlin intended to do next.DHS and McLaughlin ‌did not immediately respond to requests for comment.Outcry after ICE killing of another US citizenOutcry after ICE killing of another US citizenPublic support ⁠for ⁠Trump’s immigration enforcement push dropped to the lowest level of his presidency ‌in January after months of clashes in US cities and after federal ‌immigration ‌officers shot and killed two US citizens in Minneapolis. ‌

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