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DHS Secretary Noem Defends Border Enforcement as Committee Presses on Detainers, Deadly Encounters and $220M Ad Contract
Summary
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.
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.
Chair (Speaker 1) opened the hearing by faulting the prior DHS leadership and saying Congress will act on sanctuary jurisdiction policies, announcing a planned markup of legislation he called the Sanctuary Shutdown Act. “Three years ago, secretary Mayorkas sat at that table and told this committee the border is secure,” the chair said in his opening comments, framing the hearing around enforcement failures and the committee’s pending legislation.
The hearing pivoted quickly to allegations about use of force and labeling of civilians. Ranking Member (Speaker 2) accused the department of misleading the public and of improperly labeling people involved in fatal encounters; he asked whether DHS would cooperate with local investigations into the deaths of Renee Goode and…
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