Even though President Donald Trump’s administration scaled back the crackdown earlier, and the president fired Kristi Noem as homeland security secretary on Thursday, many are still feeling the

Noem was removed from her role as Department of Homeland Security secretary on Thursday, following mounting criticism.

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s decision to remove Kristi Noem as the head of the Department of Homeland Security appears to have been partially spurred by her answers to Louisiana Sen. John Kennedy about $220 million of spending on television commercials.

When Kristi Noem becomes Special Envoy for the Shield of the Americas, does this include membership in the Justice League or the Avengers?”

"Don't think you get to just walk away...you will still be held accountable," Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker said.

The homeland security secretary, who was fired by President Trump Thursday, helped fulfill his border pledges, but also drew negative attention to his administration.

Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem testified amid a pause in funding to her agency and increased bipartisan scrutiny of her leadership.

CNN data analyst Harry Enten looks at the president's decision to fire DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, who was a "political nightmare for the president," according to polls.

Democratic senators are asking whether Noem, her senior adviser Corey Lewandowski or any other DHS employee financially benefited from the agreements.