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.

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.

A spokesperson for the Trump administration told NBC News the people being removed “willfully grind things to a halt.” The firings come after massive cuts to key department agencies including FEMA, U.

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.