00:00While Secretary Noem did reveal new details about that seized Venezuelan tanker, that's not why she was called to Capitol Hill.
00:09She was there for an annual hearing on threats to U.S. security, but it quickly morphed into a showdown over the Trump administration's immigration crackdown.
00:19Democrats went after Noem hard, calling for her resignation, raising questions about due process, and at one point even getting interrupted by a protester.
00:27Noem defended the department's stepped-up removals and the rapid-fire policy changes made after last month's shooting of two National Guard members in D.C.
00:37Illinois Democrat Delia Ramirez urged the House Judiciary Committee to investigate Noem for possible impeachable offenses.
00:45Lawmakers also pressed her on reports of misconduct by immigration officers, including cases where non-criminal migrants and even U.S. citizens were allegedly swept up in immigration operations.
00:56There are many problems with your leadership, but the biggest problem is this.
01:01You don't seem to know how to tell the difference between the good guys and the bad guys.
01:06Go after the bad guys. Go after the terrorists. Do not go after veterans, Marines, children.
01:12Sir, it is not my prerogative, my latitude, or my job to pick and choose which laws in this country get enforced.
01:18You have broad discretion as the secretary. You can issue parole. You can do all kinds of things.
01:23And while some Republicans privately question her future, President Trump pushed back in reports he's considering replacing her,
01:31saying she's doing a fantastic job and that he's, quote, so happy with her.
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