Homeland Security Secretary Noem faces scrutiny over immigration policies at a House hearing
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is expected to face tough questions from Democrats over the Republican administration’s immigration policies at a House hearing. Noem heads the agency central to President Donald Trump’s mass deportations agenda. Immigration enforcement operations have become more contentious since Noem last appeared in Congress in May. The number of people in immigration detention has skyrocketed. Democrats accuse immigration enforcement agents of erroneously detaining American citizens. Noem appears Thursday at the House Committee on Homeland Security to discuss “Worldwide Threats to the Homeland.” Noem’s appearance comes as a federal judge investigates whether she should face a contempt charge over flights carrying migrants to El Salvador.