Why is the Trump administration firing hundreds of senior-level employees from the Department of Homeland Security?

The Trump administration is firing hundreds of DHS senior employees because they see them as obstacles to their immigration agenda. According to Ainsley, these employees are viewed as non-compliant with the administration's objectives. The Trump team has created a centralized list of people they want to remove across all DHS agencies, with plans to replace them with individuals deemed more loyal. Though this creates short-term operational challenges, especially when DHS is already stretched thin, the administration views this as 'short term pain for long term gain' in advancing its immigration enforcement priorities.