Kristi Noem: Six times she made headlines, from luxury jets to 'blanketgate'

Kristi Noem is being removed as homeland security secretary after months of controversy and bipartisan criticism. She was the official in charge of delivering on President Donald Trump's mass deportation agenda. Noem boosted deportations to 675,000 in the president's first year, though that fell below the White House's stated goal of one million per year. Trump announced that Republican Senator Markwayne Mullin would replace Noem, who was in the job for just over a year. Here are some of the headlines she made during her tenure. Immigration operations in the Midwestern state of Minnesota spawned the biggest crisis during her stint. The enforcement blitz sparked protests in Minneapolis and two American citizens, Renee Good and Alex Pretti, were fatally shot in confrontations with federal agents. Noem accused Good and Pretti of domestic terrorism. But mobile phone and body camera footage raised questions about her department's accounts of the incidents. Several Republicans soured on Noem and joined Democrats in calling for her resignation. During hearings in the US House and Senate this week, Noem offered condolences to the families, but did not apologise for her domestic terrorism c