Summary
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem attended her first congressional hearing since two U.S. citizens were killed by federal immigration agents in Minneapolis earlier this year. During the hearing, there were calls for her resignation, and she discussed the impact of a government shutdown on her department.
Key Facts
- Kristi Noem is the Homeland Security Secretary.
- Noem faced calls for resignation during a Senate hearing.
- The hearing was her first since the deaths of two U.S. citizens in Minneapolis involving immigrant agents.
- The Trump administration has increased immigration enforcement.
- Noem said the partial government shutdown affects her department.
- The shutdown is led by Democrats, according to Noem, and she believes it harms U.S. national security.
