The last time she testified before members of Congress, in December, Kristi Noem faced an avalanche of questions about the Trump administration’s efforts to quickly arrest and deport tens of thousands of immigrants in a nationwide dragnet that has ruptured communities across the country.
That was before federal immigration agents fatally shot two American citizens in Minnesota. And before media reports revealed officers killed a third American one year ago. Noem is a defendant in a massive pile of lawsuits alleging unconstitutional arrests and illegal use of force that grows by the dozens every day. The Department of Justice is failing to defend them. Her chief spokesperson left the agency after accusations of corruption and self-dealing.
