DHS Secretary Noem Defends Border Enforcement as Committee Presses on Detainers, Deadly Encounters and $220M Ad Contract

Mar 4, 2026

At a House Judiciary oversight hearing, Secretary Noem said DHS is focusing on ‘‘the worst of the worst’’ while lawmakers pressed her on detainer compliance, recent lethal encounters involving federal agents, contracting for a $220 million ad campaign and delayed FEMA grants amid a partial shutdown.

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House Judiciary Committee members spent several hours on March 3 pressing Department of Homeland Security Secretary Noem on the department’s enforcement practices, recent deadly encounters involving federal agents and the use of taxpayer dollars for a $220 million ad campaign.

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