Commandant Linda Fagan had received bipartisan criticisms from members of Congress who accused the USCG of resisting oversight.

The commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard has been terminated amid border, recruitment concerns, "erosion of trust," a senior DHS official confirmed to Fox News.

President Donald Trump moved quickly to remake the Department of Homeland Security Tuesday, firing the heads of the Transportation Security Administration and Coast Guard before their terms are up and eliminated all the members of a key aviation security advisory group.

The deployment was ordered after the Trump administration signaled its intent to rename the Gulf of Mexico and moved quickly to fire the Coast Guard commandant.

The commandant of the US Coast Guard has been removed from her position over “leadership deficiencies” and “operational failures,” a Department of Homeland Security official confirmed to CNN on Tuesday.

Coast Guard Commandant Linda Fagan has been terminated from her role at the beginning of Donald Trump's second term as president.Fagan was dismissed on Tuesday over concerns about border security threats,

A senior DHS official said her removal was due to a range of alleged problems, including DEI initiatives and border security issues.

Homeland Security officials have removed Adm. Linda Fagan from her role as the Coast Guard’s commandant, according to a note sent to service members — the first firing of a top military officer under the Trump administration.

The Trump administration ousted Coast Guard Commandant Linda Fagan, who is the first woman to lead a branch of the U.S. military.

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The U.S. Coast Guard is surging maritime resources nationwide in response to President Donald's Trump's declaration of an invasion and a national emergency related to the country's borders. “The U.S.

The following is the Jan. 21, 2025, Government Accountability Office report Maritime Cargo Security: Additional Efforts Needed to Assess the Effectiveness of DHS’s Approach. From the report What GAO Found The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) uses a layered maritime security approach to identify potentially high-risk,