Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem was targeted by Democrats on Wednesday for her “photo ops and costume changes,” handling of deportations, and views on due process and habeas corpus. Noem was testifying before the House Homeland Security Committee about her department’s fiscal 2026 budget,

U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said on Wednesday that she believes recent levels of illegal immigration could provide a sufficient legal rationale to suspend habeas corpus, the right of someone in the U.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said that recent levels of unlawful immigration could potentially justify suspending habeas corpus, becoming the latest Trump official to make such a proposal