Trump's Homeland Security secretary says habeas corpus lets him 'remove people from this country'

Homeland Security Secretary gets publicly corrected after calling habeas corpus a 'constitutional right' for Trump to 'remove people from this country and suspend their rights'

Kristi Noem was asked by Sen. Maggie Hassan to define the legal concept.

'Some really bad weapons handling': Gallego chides Kristi Noem over social media stunts

Gallego's comments came in a hearing in which the Homeland Security secretary fumbled the definition of habeas corpus.

Noem incorrectly defines habeas corpus as the president’s right to deport people - Hawaii Tribune-Herald

WASHINGTON — Kristi Noem, the homeland security secretary, bungled answers on Tuesday about habeas corpus, incorrectly asserting that the legal right of people to challenge their detention by the government was actually the president’s “constitutional right” to deport people.

Noem Gets Habeas Corpus Definition Wrong

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem says the constitutional provision that allows people to legally challenge their detention by the government is actually a tool the Trump administration can use in its broader crackdown at the US-Mexico border, the AP reports. She called habeas corpus "a constitutional right that the president...

Kristi Noem stumbles badly on habeas corpus definition in Senate hearing

DHS Secretary Kristi Noem was unable to define the term during a Senate hearing Tuesday, after the Trump admin said it was considering suspending the writ of habeas corpus

House Democrat Totally Schools Kristi Noem Over This Key Constitutional Right

Sen. Maggie Hassan hit back at the Homeland Security secretary's incorrect definition of a foundational right that separates the U.S. from "police states."