Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has acknowledged that she may have relied on incorrect information when she initially described the fatal shooting of a Minneapolis ICU nurse as an act of domestic terrorism — a claim that has since been contradicted by video evidence and eyewitness accounts.

Speaking Thursday on Fox News, Noem said the situation following the killing of Alex Pretti, 37, was “very chaotic,” and that her public statements were based on preliminary reports from Customs and Border Protection agents on the ground.

“We were being relayed information from on the ground from CBP agents and officers that were there,” Noem said. “We were using the best information we had at the time.”

Pretti, a U.S. citizen and intensive care unit nurse, was shot and killed by Border Patrol agents during an aggressive immigration enforcement operation in Minneapolis. Noem initially labeled Pretti a “domestic terrorist,” despite bystander videos that appeared to show no weapon and no imminent threat to officers.

The killing of Pretti, along with the death of Renee Good, another civilian killed during the same enforcement surge, has sparked widespread outrage — including from members of President Donald Trump’s own party.

Republican Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Thom Tillis have both called for Noem’s removal, citing concerns over leadership, accountability, and the accuracy of her statements following the shootings.

The Trump administration has since attempted to soften its public messaging around Pretti’s death. This week, the president dispatched border czar Tom Homan to Minneapolis, where Homan pledged to oversee a more narrowly targeted enforcement strategy than the one previously deployed in the city.

Noem attended a Cabinet meeting at the White House on Thursday, but did not speak publicly and was not invited by the president to address reporters. She also avoided direct questions about her continued leadership of the Department of Homeland Security amid mounting criticism.

Asked about Democratic calls for her resignation, Noem dismissed them as politically motivated while reaffirming her loyalty to Trump.

“These radicals are attacking me, but I’m just doing my job,” she said. “I’m following the law, enforcing the laws like President Trump promised he would do, to keep people safe in this country.”

Critics argue that the issue is not enforcement itself, but the administration’s response to civilian deaths — particularly the decision to publicly brand a slain nurse as a terrorist based on unverified claims.