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.

According to Fox News, Fagan was dismissed from her role as U.S. Coast Guard Commandant by Acting Homeland Security Secretary Benjamine Huffman.

While DHS employees largely work in-person, the acting homeland security secretary called remote work rates at some components "unacceptable."

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.

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 Coast Guard is sending additional resources to at least four other maritime borders as well, including waterways around Florida.

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

President Trump reshapes DHS, firing TSA and Coast Guard heads, dissolving advisory committees, and sparking concerns over aviation security and Coast Guard reforms, including leadership addressing sexual assault issues.

U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Linda Fagan, who made history as the first female uniformed leader of a U.S. military branch, was unexpectedly ousted by President Trump less than 24 hours into his second term.

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,