Senate Republicans berate Kristi Noem over DHS leadership

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Several Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee joined their Democratic colleagues in grilling Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem during a congressional hearing on Tuesday, calling into question — even, at times, condemning — her leadership of the department and deportations nationwide.

The rare criticism of a Trump Cabinet official from GOP lawmakers comes amid outrage from Democrats over Noem’s handling of several recent controversies, including the killing of U.S. citizens in Minnesota by immigration enforcement officers.

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