'Blankies,' ICE tactics and luxury jets: Top moments from Noem's House testimony
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Key Points:
- Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem defended her department’s immigration enforcement policies during a contentious House Oversight Committee hearing, facing tough questions from Democratic lawmakers about leadership and agency practices.
- Democrats focused criticism on Corey Lewandowski, a special adviser to DHS, questioning his qualifications and the nature of his relationship with Noem, which both have denied as inappropriate.
- Rep. Jamie Raskin highlighted controversies around DHS use of luxury jets, recounting an incident involving Lewandowski firing a pilot mid-flight, which Noem had previously defended as necessary for executive travel and deportations.
- Rep. Eric Swalwell challenged Noem on the human impact of deportations, citing the case of Miguel Lopez, a long-term undocumented immigrant deported despite family
