Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem mangled a response to a question about habeas corpus at a Senate hearing on Tuesday, referring to the constitutional right of due process as a "right that the president has to be able to remove people from this country.

In reality, habeas corpus is the constitutional right of due process. But, appearing at a hearing on Tuesday, Noem defined it incorrectly as a "right that the president has to be able to remove people from this country.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem says the constitutional provision that allows people to legally challenge their detention by the government is actually a tool the Trump administration can use in its broader crackdown at the U.

Kristi Noem is not having the best week. The Secretary of Homeland Security drew scrutiny on Tuesday when she could not define “habeas corpus.” Then on Thursday she used her official government X account to repost a lawsuit against her department that was voluntarily dismissed and wrote “Suck It.

Ronny Chieng had an "expert" response to the Homeland Security secretary after she fumbled these "basics of American law."

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem incorrectly defines habeas corpus as “a constitutional right that the president has to be able to remove people from this country” – misstating the legal principle that Trump is considering suspending in order to accelerate deportations.