India, Feb. 18 -- Tricia McLaughlin, the Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, is set to leave her role next week, two U.S. officials told Politico.

McLaughlin has been one of the most visible faces of the Trump administration's aggressive immigration enforcement push. She has frequently defended said policies on social media and the press.

According to Politico, McLaughlin had originally planned to leave DHS in December 2025. However, she delayed her exit to assist the department in managing fallout with the fatal ICE shooting of Renee Good and Alex Pretti in Minneapolis.

McLaughlin's impending departure coincides with growing political criticism of the Trump administration's harsh immigra...