Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem struggles to define habeas corpus at Senate hearing. “Habeas corpus is a constitutional right that the president has to be able to remove people from this country,” Noem said. “That’s incorrect,” a Democratic senator responded.

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1. More on this subject from other reputable sources:

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   – NPR (B+): [DHS secretary misstates meaning of habeas corpus under Senate scrutiny](https://www.npr.org/2025/05/20/nx-s1-5405144/habeas-corpus-noem-dhs-senate)
   – PBS (A-): [WATCH: Noem fumbles definition of habeas corpus](https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-noem-fumbles-definition-of-habeas-corpus)
   – USA Today (B): [Noem can’t define habeas corpus. For DHS head that’s not just stupid, it’s scary. | Opinion](https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2025/05/20/kristi-noem-habeas-corpus-meaning-maggie-hassan/83748973007/)
   – Axios (B+): [Noem botches habeas corpus questions at Senate hearing](https://www.axios.com/2025/05/20/kristi-noem-habeas-corpus-trump-immigration)

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2. She didn’t “struggle to define”, she was confidently completely fucking ignorant. Whether that was on purpose or not doesn’t matter. What matters is this is yet another impeachable, removable, or jailable offence to add to the massive stinking pile this admin is building. When will it be high enough to get a general strike?

3. Who cares look at those dead blue eyes of hers.

4. Adios Bandidos! 😂🇺🇸

5. These people didn’t learn the basic lessons of junior high Civics.

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