A breastfeeding mother from Colombia living in Florida with a pending asylum application was detained by U.S. Immigration and ...

A breastfeeding mother from Colombia living in Florida with a pending asylum application was detained by U.S. Immigration and ...

In reality, the legislation was signed into law by Trump during his first term and championed in Congress by Kristi Noem, Marco Rubio ... Asked about suspending habeas corpus for illegal migrants ...

During a Senate hearing, Kristi Noem, the homeland security secretary, falsely described habeas corpus as the president’s “constitutional right” to deport people.

"Habeas corpus is a constitutional right that the president has to be able to remove people from this country," Noem said.

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem couldn't define a key constitutional right when asked about it at Senate hearing.

Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem raised eyebrows Tuesday by bungling the definition of habeas corpus, a longstanding legal principle regarding due process, during a Senate hearing.

Kristi Noem spoke after White House aide Stephen Miller floated suspending the writ of habeas corpus for migrants.

Facing sharp questioning from Democratic lawmakers, the director of Homeland Security incorrectly described the constitutional right as a presidential authority to deport individuals.

The legal doctrine of “habeas corpus,” a Latin phrase that has its American roots in English law as early as the 12th century, stands as a barrier to unlawful arrest. In its essence ...