Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem is scheduled to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee on March 3, according to an aide for panel Chair Chuck Grassley, Politico reported on Monday.
The report comes amid mounting scrutiny of DHS immigration enforcement operations following two deadly shootings of U.S. citizens by federal agents in Minneapolis this month—Renee Nicole Good by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent Jonathan Ross on January 7 and Alex Jeffrey Pretti by U.S. Border Patrol agents on Saturday.
While Grassley—an Iowa Republican and U.S. Senate president pro tempore—has been negotiating for weeks to schedule Noem’s appearance as part of the committee’s regular oversight responsibilities for DHS, the March hearing is expected to be dominated by questions on the agency’s immigration enforcement tactics in light of the two killings.
That’s the worst she can do on the stand, and she’s already not liked by gop members of Congress. I’m not saying there will be consequences directly from this, but I don’t think anything she says will benefit her position and may turn more conservatives against her. There were already more calls today for her firing. Again, not good enough, but pieces are moving. Bovino losing his position, ICE allegedly moving out of MN to at least some degree… Small steps in the right direction. This battle isn’t a sprint.