Dems put Noem on notice
She was referencing current DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin (who replaced Noem), White House Chief of Staff Stephen Miller, Border Czar Tom Homan and former Border Patrol commander-at-large Gregory Bovino.
- Dems on the House Oversight Committee included former DHS Special Government Employee Corey Lewandowski in a list of people who should "lawyer up." Zoom in: Rep.
- Noem claimed in a congressional hearing that President Trump was aware of the cost of the ad campaign, which encouraged self-deportations.
- Between the lines: Noem was dismissed from her role in part because of a $200 million DHS ad campaign, starring her.
Noem also oversaw a policy of personally signing off on all agency spending over $100,000, creating a bottleneck that slowed down everything from border wall construction to FEMA grants.
They also want to investigate a whistleblower complaint about how ICE's hiring spree reduced the amount of training new agents received before being put on the streets.
- President Trump fired Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem in March, but Democrats aren't finished with her.
- Dems have welcomed reports that the Justice Department was investigating Lewandowski.
- Thompson, who is running for committee chair and the subpoena power that comes with it, also plans to investigate alleged financial corruption at the agency and oversight of spending, particularly the gargantuan budget supplied by the One Big Beautiful Bill.
- Rest assured, however, that we are well prepared to deal with this nonsense so Secretary Mullin can continue focusing on protecting the homeland." DHS declined to say which oversight priorities Percival considers nonsense.
- Why it matters: Armed with commanding House and Senate majorities, they're preparing to haul the architects of Trump's mass deportation agenda before Congress to answer for their actions.
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