
A stunned House hearing on 11 December 2025 ended with Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem publicly challenged over a statement about deported veterans, and a Purple Heart recipient appearing by Zoom to contradict her.
The exchange unfolded during the House Committee on Homeland Security's annual 'Worldwide Threats to the Homeland' hearing, when Representative Seth Magaziner asked whether DHS had deported any U.S. military veterans.