The Trump administration fired U.S. Coast Guard Commandment Admiral Linda Fagen on Tuesday. Former President Joe Biden nominated Fagan for the role in 2022, making her the first woman to lead a branch of the U.

A Michigan lawmaker is among those calling out the Trump administration’s “middle-of-the-night firing” of Adm. Linda Fagan, who served as the first female commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard and the first woman to head up a branch of the U.

The Trump administration has fired U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Admiral Linda Lee Fagan, the first female uniformed leader of an armed forces branch, the Department of Homeland Security said on Tuesday.