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Noem's use of Coast Guard resources strains her relationship with the military branch: Report
Kristi Noem’s directive increased migrant deportation flights tenfold, straining Coast Guard resources and causing internal conflict over shifting priorities from search and rescue.
- This year, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's relationship with the U.S. Coast Guard has become strained during her first year leading the department due to early decisions that upset senior officers.
- On Feb. 4, 2025, a Coast Guardsman went overboard, and hours into the Pacific search, Noem reportedly ordered Admiral Kevin Lunday to pull a Coast Guard C-130 for a migrant flight.
- In recent months, ICE Flight Monitor data shows over 750 Coast Guard flights were reassigned to deportations, straining aviation units, sources told NBC News.
- Coast Guard officials describe morale as 'terrible' and say staff act as if they could be fired at any moment after Noem evicted Linda Fagan from housing with three hours' notice and Lewandowski berated flight staff over a missing heated blanket.
- DHS guidance reportedly reorders priorities at Coast Guard Air Station Sacramento toward migrant transport, though a DHS spokesperson denied prioritizing migrants over search-and-rescue.
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Noem Pulled Rescue Plane During Search for 23-Year-Old Guardsman Who Went Overboard Into Pacific Ocean to Fly Migrants for Deportation: Report
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is facing sharp scrutiny after a new report revealed mounting tension between her office and the U.S. Coast Guard — including a controversial decision during a desperate search for a missing 23-year-old service member. According to NBC News, Noem’s aggressive push to use Coast Guard aircraft to support President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown has placed “stress” on the service, the only military bran…
Kristi Noem Told Coast Guard to Abandon Search Mission to Use Plane for Her 'Alien Expulsion Operations'
Less than a week after the Wall Street Journal published an exclusive about how Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem allegedly threw a first-class tantrum over a misplaced blanket and consequently almost cost a Coast Guard pilot his job, more of the military branch’s members have spoken out to discuss how much she sucks. At least two U.S. officials, a Coast Guard official, and a former Coast Guard official told NBC News on Tuesday that No…
Coast Guard morale 'terrible' as Trump DHS head 'puts so much stress' on branch: officials
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem reportedly fired a Coast Guard pilot for misplacing her blanket, according to a report published late last week. But that's just the most recent example of tension between the Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. Coast Guard. According to an NBC News report, it all began with Noem's decision to evict Coast Guard Commandant Linda Fagan from her home at Joint Bas Anacostia Bolling, giving her three h…
Kristi Noem pulls plane off search for overboard Coast Guardsman to deport migrants
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem got off to an immediately rocky start with the U.S. Coast Guard, according to new in-depth reporting.President Donald Trump's pick to lead DHS angered senior Coast Guard officials by prioritizing deportation flights over search-and-rescue operations, and the t...
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