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DHS Secretary Kristi Noem spent the morning testifying in front of the House Committee on Homeland Security.
It was the first appearance of a Trump administration official before the House Homeland Security since Garbarino took over in July.
Homeland Security chief departs House panel amid fiery questioning; did not resign, says she needed to attend a meeting.
Noem’s office said she did not learn her afternoon meeting had been canceled until 25 minutes after she left the House committee meeting
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem testified Thursday at a House hearing on global threats facing the U.S. However, she spent a lot of time on several contentious exchanges with Democrats over immigration.
Noem fled Capitol Hill after being berated by lawmakers and protestors
House Democrats pushed Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem for answers on the Trump administration's immigration operations, with one lawmaker confronting her with a veteran who he said had been issued a removal order.
Her appearance veered into a referendum on her leadership at DHS amid mounting public scrutiny of the department’s hardline immigration enforcement tactics.