更新时间：2026年2月17日，美国东部时间下午2:19 / 发布时间：2026年2月17日，美国东部时间上午11:39 / 来源：CNN政治版
作者：普莉西拉·阿尔瓦雷斯、迈克尔·威廉姆斯
2025年5月21日，美国国土安全部发言人特里西娅·麦克劳克林在华盛顿特区举行的新闻发布会上发言。
何塞·路易斯·马加尼亚/美联社/资料图
美国国土安全部最高发言人特里西娅·麦克劳克林（Tricia McLaughlin）将离职，一名特朗普政府官员向CNN证实了这一消息。
据了解，麦克劳克林预计将于下周卸任助理部长一职。
她的离职正值明尼苏达州发生多起备受瞩目的枪击事件之后——当时不同说法让国土安全部的可信度受到质疑。作为国土安全部最直言不讳（且除了部长克里斯蒂·诺姆外最受关注）的捍卫者之一，麦克劳克林频繁出现在各大新闻网络，为唐纳德·特朗普总统的大规模驱逐议程辩护，并在社交媒体上抨击针对该部门的报道。
诺姆周二在社交平台X上发文称，麦克劳克林“以非凡的奉献精神、坚韧和专业素养履职”。
“她在推进我们保卫国土、保障美国人安全的使命中发挥了关键作用。”诺姆补充道。
据一位知情人士透露，麦克劳克林去年12月就开始计划离职，但在联邦移民官员在明尼阿波利斯枪杀雷尼·古德（Renee Good）和亚历克斯·普雷蒂（Alex Pretti）后留任。Politico首先报道了她计划离开政府的消息。
早在上个月普雷蒂和古德遇害之前，国土安全部公共事务办公室就因多起事件受到质疑——麦克劳克林及其部门此前的多项声明后来被当地官员的视频或陈述推翻。
该部门的可信度问题，加上其官员为执行特朗普的驱逐令而采取激进手段，导致公众对国土安全部及其下属机构的支持率下降。益普索（Ipsos）最近的一项民调显示，62%的美国人认为美国移民和海关执法局（ICE）的行动“过火”。
该部门的行为是上周国会就国土安全部移民行动改革谈判陷入僵局后开始的部分政府停摆的核心症结。
在特朗普第一任期内，麦克劳克林曾担任国务院核军备控制办公室主任和财政部公共事务办公室成员。
之后她先后担任俄亥俄州州长迈克·德温（Mike DeWine）的发言人，以及维韦克·拉马斯瓦米（Vivek Ramaswamy）2024年总统竞选团队的发言人。
去年，《普罗公共报》（ProPublica）报道称，麦克劳克林丈夫经营的公司以2亿美元合同分包负责国土安全部广告宣传活动，此事引发对其的审查。
麦克劳克林当时向《普罗公共报》表示，国土安全部对选定的分包商没有控制权，且她因利益冲突已回避相关决策。
她是新政府上任约一年来国土安全部离职的又一位高级官员。美国移民和海关执法局副局长麦迪逊·谢恩（Madison Sheahan）上月宣布将辞职，以在其家乡俄亥俄州竞选国会议员。
本文已更新更多信息。
Department of Homeland Security spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin to leave agency
Updated Feb 17, 2026, 2:19 PM ET / Published Feb 17, 2026, 11:39 AM ET / CNN Politics
By Priscilla Alvarez, Michael Williams
Department of Homeland Security spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin speaks during a news conference in Washington, DC, on, May 21, 2025.
Jose Luis Magana/AP/File
The Department of Homeland Security’s top spokesperson, Tricia McLaughlin, is stepping down, a Trump administration official told CNN.
McLaughlin is expected to leave her position as assistant secretary next week.
Her departure comes on the heels of high-profile shootings in Minnesota, where conflicting accounts called into question the department’s credibility. McLaughlin was one of the agency’s most vocal — and, apart from Secretary Kristi Noem, most visible — defenders, making appearances across news networks to defend President Donald Trump’s mass deportation agenda and taking to social media to blast reporting on the agency.
Noem said in a Tuesday post on X that McLaughlin “served with exceptional dedication, tenacity, and professionalism.”
“She has played an instrumental role in advancing our mission to secure the homeland and keep Americans safe,” she said.
McLaughlin started to plan her departure in December but stayed in the aftermath of the fatal shootings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti by federal immigration agents in Minneapolis, according to a source familiar. Her plans to leave the administration were first reported by Politico.
Even before the killings of Pretti and Good last month, DHS’ public affairs office faced questions about its credibility after several incidents in which McLaughlin and the agency made claims that were later undermined by video or statements from local officials.
The agency’s credibility issues, combined with its officers’ use of aggressive tactics to carry out Trump’s deportation mandate, have led to a drop in public opinion on DHS and its components. A recent Ipsos poll showed that 62% of Americans think Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s efforts have gone “too far.”
The agency’s conduct is a central sticking point in the partial government shutdown that began last week after Congress hit an impasse to negotiate reforms in DHS’ immigration operations.
During the first Trump administration, McLaughlin worked as the chief of staff for nuclear arms control at the State Department and in the public affairs office at the Treasury Department.
She went on to work as a spokesperson for Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, and later, for Vivek Ramaswamy’s 2024 presidential campaign.
McLaughlin came under scrutiny last year after ProPublica reported that a firm run by her husband was subcontracted to produce an advertising campaign for DHS in a $200 million deal.
McLaughlin told ProPublica at the time that DHS had no visibility into which subcontractors were selected and that she recused herself because of the conflict of interest.
She is the latest top DHS official to leave about a year into the new administration. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Deputy Director Madison Sheahan announced last month she would also step down from her position to run for Congress in her native Ohio.
This story has been updated with additional information.
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