Overview
- At a 'Worldwide Threats to the Homeland' hearing, Democrats pressed Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem over the administration's immigration crackdown and called for her resignation or impeachment.
- Protesters twice disrupted the session with anti-ICE chants before Capitol Police escorted them out.
- DHS pointed to roughly 2.5 million removals under Noem’s tenure, while Republican members praised stepped-up border enforcement.
- Noem insisted her department has not detained or deported U.S. citizens or veterans; Rep. Seth Magaziner highlighted the case of Sae Joon Park, a Purple Heart recipient who self-deported after a removal order, and Noem said she would review it.
- Noem left early for a FEMA meeting later reported canceled, prompting accusations from Democrats, while DHS said she learned of the cancellation after departing, and a federal judge is examining potential contempt over flights to El Salvador.