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

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

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem drew criticism after incorrectly defining "habeas corpus" during a Senate hearing.

Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem raised eyebrows Tuesday by bungling the definition of habeas corpus, a core tenet ...

The right allows people to legally challenge their detentions by the government and is guaranteed in the Constitution.

DHS Secretary Kristi Noem was unable to define the term during a Senate hearing Tuesday, after the Trump admin said it was ...

At this point, Hassan interjected to explain that habeas corpus is, in fact, “the legal principle that requires that the ...

At a Senate hearing, DHS Secretary Kristi Noem wrongly defined habeas corpus as a presidential right to remove people from the US Senator Maggie Hassan pressed her after reports the White House might ...

Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) tussled with Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem at a committee hearing Tuesday over habeas ...

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem wasn't able to define "habeas corpus," a basic constitutional right, during a Senate ...

The secretary responded, saying, "Habeas corpus is a constitutional right that the president has to be able to remove people ...