Noem last appeared in Congress in December.
is set to testify Tuesday in the Senate, her first congressional appearance since the shooting deaths of two protesters in Minneapolis galvanized widespread opposition to how the Trump administration was executing its mass deportation agenda.
Democrats’ newfound unity faces a test after US and Israeli strikes on IranSupreme Court blocks law against schools outing transgender students to their parents in Californiaa weekend shooting at a bar in Texas that is being investigated as a possible act of terrorism, leading to concerns that the escalating conflict in Iran could have repercussions for security in the U.S. Her department’s immigration tactics triggered a clash in Congress over its routine funding, which remains unresolved, although a spending bill passed last year granted it a significant infusion of cash for the Republican administration’s mass deportation policy. Noem last appeared in Congress in December. But since then, President Donald Trump’s immigration agenda and its enforcement by Noem’s department have met fierce resistance in Minnesota, culminating in the deaths of two protesters, both U.S. citizens, at the hands of federal immigration officers. In what was initially billed as an effort to root out fraud in Minnesota, Homeland Security eventually sent hundreds of officers from Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection to the state. They were met by protesters who organized marches, patrolled neighborhoods for ICE activity with whistles and ferried food to immigrants too afraid to leave their homes.was shot and killed by an ICE officer on Jan. 7, setting off intense protests by Minnesota politicians and residents pushing for Homeland Security to end its operation in the state. Then on Jan. 24, Customs and Border Protection officers opened fire on another Minnesota resident,portrayed both Good and Pretti as the aggressors, has come under withering criticism by Democrats and even some Republicans, who have After public outrage over the deaths, Trump sent border czar Tom Homan to Minneapolis to take control of operations on the ground there. Homan has since announcedof the ICE and CBP officers who had been sent to Minnesota to carry out what had been dubbed Operation Metro Surge, although he’s been adamant that the president’s mass deportation agenda will continue. Kristi Noem, Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, speaks at the border with Mexico, Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026, in Nogales, Ariz. Noem is expected to undergo fierce questioning from Democrats who say officers under her control have abused their power, used excessive force and violated people’s constitutional rights in carrying the Trump administration’s agenda. “Secretary Noem is the public face for an abominable anti-immigrant crusade. Her agents continue to wreak havoc on our cities and act with unspeakable cruelty against children, immigrant families, and American citizens,” said Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois, the top Democrat on the committee, in a statement ahead of the hearing. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is seen before President Donald Trump delivers the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress in the House chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026. Homeland Security has often blamed conflicts on the ground in places like Minneapolis and Chicago where it’s carrying out immigration enforcement activities as the fault of Democratic politicians who they say encourage people to oppose officers as they try to make arrests.U.S. Central Command denies San Diego’s USS Abraham Lincoln struck by ballistic missilesAfter years of construction, Safari Park’s massive new elephant habitat is openingSan Diego-based carrier USS Abraham Lincoln leads first wave of US-Israel attacks against Iran Bigger apartments, more outdoor dining, leafier streets: 137 ways San Diego wants to change the cityscapeNavy will decommission 2 San Diego-based warships and a submarine this summer
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