According to an NBC News report, the Trump administration is removing hundreds of top Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officials this week in what is described as a targeted purge of high-ranking career employees.

The Trump administration is preparing to fire hundreds of senior leaders at the Department of Homeland Security, according to three sources familiar with the matter. NBC News’ Vaughn Hillyard reports on the pending decision on lawsuits challenging Elon Musk and DOGE’s ability to decide what workers and agencies to cut.

One week into the Trump administration, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem issued a directive that the Federal Emergency Management Agency should stop sending money to non-governmental organizations that she characterized as helping “illegal aliens.

The Trump administration is preparing to fire hundreds of high-level DHS employees in a bid to remove people deemed to be misaligned with its goals.