Kristi Noem

Let me stop you, ma'am. Excuse me, that's incorrect. President Lincoln used it. Excuse me. Habeas corpus is the legal principle that requires that the government provide a public reason for detaining and imprisoning people.

And we're not deporting US citizens and we're not deporting people who have legal status here.

And we're not deporting US citizens and we're not deporting people who have legal status here.

And we're not deporting US citizens and we're not deporting people who have legal status here.

Well, habeas corpus is a constitutional right that the president has to be able to remove people from this country.

Well, habeas corpus is a constitutional right that the president has to be able to remove people from this country.

Well, habeas corpus is a constitutional right that the president has to be able to remove people from this country.

I support habeas corpus. I also recognize that the President of the United States has the authority under the Constitution to decide if it should be suspended or not.

I support habeas corpus. I also recognize that the President of the United States has the authority under the Constitution to decide if it should be suspended or not.

I support habeas corpus. I also recognize that the President of the United States has the authority under the Constitution to decide if it should be suspended or not.

Well, habeas corpus is a constitutional right that the president has to be able to remove people from this country and suspend their right to... Let me stop you, ma'am.

Well, habeas corpus is a constitutional right that the president has to be able to remove people from this country and suspend their right to... Let me stop you, ma'am.

I do not, no.

I do not, no.

No, I do not, sir. Okay, well, it is in Article 1.

No, I do not, sir. Okay, well, it is in Article 1.

But first, I would be remiss if I did not address the disturbing actions that we saw last week. There were members of this very committee that took part in an action at Delaney Hall on May 9th that need to be addressed. I served as a member of Congress in this body for eight years, and I understand the importance of congressional oversight. What happened on May 9th was not oversight.

But first, I would be remiss if I did not address the disturbing actions that we saw last week. There were members of this very committee that took part in an action at Delaney Hall on May 9th that need to be addressed. I served as a member of Congress in this body for eight years, and I understand the importance of congressional oversight. What happened on May 9th was not oversight.

But first, I would be remiss if I did not address the disturbing actions that we saw last week. There were members of this very committee that took part in an action at Delaney Hall on May 9th that need to be addressed. I served as a member of Congress in this body for eight years, and I understand the importance of congressional oversight. What happened on May 9th was not oversight.

It was a political stunt that put the safety of our law enforcement officers, our agents, our staff, and our detainees at risk. Here are the facts. As a vehicle approached the security gate at Delaney Hall Detention Center, a mob of protesters, including three members of Congress, stormed the gate and they trespassed into the detention facility.