Homeland Security Secretary Kristi L. Noem’s appearance before the House Homeland Security Committee on Thursday morning was billed as a discussion about global threats the United States faces, but her role in the Trump administration’s immigration policies is in the spotlight. She defended her oversight of the president’s mass deportation campaign, including signing off on sending more than 130 Venezuelan men to a Salvadoran megaprison this year under the Alien Enemies Act. Noem took lawmakers’ questions for about two hours before departing mid-hearing, saying she had to attend a meeting for the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s review council.
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