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PBS News Hour - Segments

Noem defends aggressive immigration tactics amid bipartisan criticism

PBS News Hour - Segments

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4.11K Ratings

🗓️ 3 March 2026

⏱️ 4 minutes

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Democratic and some Republican senators pressed Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem over what they described as overly aggressive immigration enforcement. Noem's testimony before the Judiciary Committee comes as Congress remains deadlocked over DHS funding, raising concerns about national security at a moment of escalating conflict in the Middle East. Lisa Desjardins reports. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy

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0:00.0

We begin the day's other headlines on Capitol Hill where Democratic and some Republican senators pressed Homeland Security Secretary Christy Knoem over what they described as overly aggressive immigration enforcement.

0:12.8

Noam's testimony before the Judiciary Committee comes as Congress remains deadlocked over DHS funding, raising concerns about national security at a moment of escalating conflict in the Middle East.

0:23.7

Lisa Desjardin has more.

0:28.3

Secretary Noam today fielding her first direct questions from Congress since the immigration crackdown that was deadly in Minneapolis and elsewhere.

0:36.9

Within seconds, interrupted by chance of abolish ice.

0:42.9

The killings of U.S. citizens Renee Good and Alex Pretti by federal officers earlier this year

0:49.0

led to widespread demands of accountability.

0:52.4

Nome defended Homeland Security's operations. It's important

0:55.9

that we distinguish between disagreements over policy and the department's operational

1:00.7

responsibility to enforce existing law that has been passed by Congress. Minnesota Democrat,

1:06.3

Amy Klobuchar, a candidate for governor, questioned the tactics in her state.

1:10.4

You agree that it is unacceptable for your agents to ram into someone's door and drag someone

1:16.2

out in their underwear and below zero temperatures when they have the wrong guy?

1:21.1

Our officers conduct targeted operations and utilize the law processes that are given to them and the tools.

1:28.3

You are not answer that you think that's wrong.

1:30.3

They needed to identify that individual and that individual.

1:34.3

They couldn't identify him by looking at his identification.

1:37.3

And two Republicans didn't hold back.

1:40.3

We're beginning to get the American people to think that deporting people is wrong.

1:44.9

It's the exact opposite.

1:46.6

The way you're going about deporting them is wrong.

1:49.4

In a tirade, Tom Tillis of North Carolina called on Nome to resign.

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