House Democrats Grill Noem on Immigration Policies, Call for Resignation

Democratic lawmakers in the House Homeland Security Committee sharply questioned Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Thursday over the Trump administration's aggressive immigration enforcement policies, with several calling for her resignation amid accusations of unlawful deportations and resource misallocation. The hearing, focused on worldwide threats to the U.S. homeland, highlighted concerns about the targeting of noncriminal immigrants, U.S. citizens and legal residents during expanded deportation operations.

Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., the committee's ranking Democrat, opened the session by urging Noem to step down. "You are making America less safe," Thompson said. "Rather than sitting here and wasting your time and ours with more corruption, lies and lawlessness, I call on you to resign. Do a real service to the country." He accused Noem of diverting resources from other security priorities to pursue what he described as an extreme immigration agenda, including the detention and removal of individuals without criminal records.

Throughout the hearing, Democrats pressed Noem on specific cases that they said illustrated overreach by agencies under her leadership,...