A new report claims that former Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Linda Lee Fagan, who was recently fired by President Donald Trump’s administration, was evicted from her home on Tuesday with just a few hours of notice.
NBC News cited two sources familiar with Tuesday’s eviction, who claimed that Fagan was evicted from her admiral quarters at Joint Base Anacostia Bolling in Washington, D.C., after receiving just three hours of notice at 2 p.m. on Tuesday.
NBC News reported that Fagan, who was fired by Trump’s former acting secretary of Homeland Security, Benjamine Huffman, on Trump’s second day in office, was initially provided with a 60-day waiver to find housing after being terminated for an “erosion of trust,” border security failures, and recruitment issues.
An anonymous Department of Homeland Security official confirmed that Fagan had been ordered to leave her housing at Joint Base Anacostia Bolling, telling NBC News, “She was terminated with cause two weeks ago today and she was still living in those admiral quarters.” The Department of Homeland Security official did not confirm or deny the report that Fagan had only been given three hours of notice.
One of the sources familiar with the situation told NBC News that while Fagan had initially been given 60 days to find alternative housing, Department of Homeland Security officials instructed Kevin Lunday, the acting commandant of the Coast Guard, to evict Fagan because “the president wants her out of quarters.” NBC News noted that the Department of Homeland Security official was not able to confirm whether Trump had given the order or whether the order had come from another official.
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According to NBC News, one of the sources claimed that Fagan was notified by Lunday at 2 p.m. on Tuesday that she had three hours to leave her residence. The source said that she was also given instructions to leave the house unlocked so that officials could take photos of the inside of the house.
NBC News reported that Fagan disagreed with the instructions, telling a Coast Guard official, “I do not authorize them to come into my house, whether I’m there or not.”
A former U.S. military official told NBC News that Fagan ultimately left the house at Joint Base Anacostia Bolling “with many — maybe all — of her personal items and household goods still there” and that the former commandant spent Tuesday night with her friends.
According to NBC News, the United States Transportation Command will now be responsible for moving Fagan’s personal items from the house.
“She was given a different place to stay,” an official with the Department of Homeland Security said. “We’re still providing her housing.”
