Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said, "Habeas corpus is a constitutional right that the president has to be able to remove people from this country." Rating: Correct Attribution (About this rating?

Administration officials have suggested suspending a legal principle that protects against unlawful detention, and struggled to accurately define it.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem made headlines during her testimony to the Senate Homeland Security Committee on Tuesday when she incorrectly answered what the fundamental U.S. right known as habeas corpus means.