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Noem and GOP members tell Homeland Security committee border is secured; Democrats press due process and oversight
Summary
Secretary Kristi Noem told the House Committee on Homeland Security on May 20 that the Trump administration’s early enforcement actions have sharply reduced border encounters and that DHS is prioritizing removal of criminal and suspected terrorist cases.
Secretary Kristi Noem told the House Committee on Homeland Security on May 20 that the Trump administration’s early actions have produced a “drastic turnaround” at the southern border, saying daily encounters have fallen and that the department is focusing on removing criminals and suspected terrorists.
Noem said the administration has “implemented the law and said that American citizens should come first,” adding that recent months have seen “near total control” at the Southern border and that the department has deported people it identified as dangerous. Chairman McCall opened the hearing by urging passage of the administration’s funding request and by saying the committee would “undo the damage” of the prior…
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