Trump's Homeland Security secretary says habeas corpus lets him 'remove people from this country'

Here's What Habeas Corpus Means And Why It's So Important

In Latin, "habeas corpus" means "you have the body," and as a legal term, it refers to the requirement of proving that a person is being detained legally.

Kristi Noem on habeas corpus: Darcy cartoon

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- During Tuesday’s Senate Homeland Security Committee hearing, DHS Secretary Kristi Noem showed she was clueless when it came on how to correctly define habeas corpus.

ThePatriotLight - Trump’s truth about ‘due process’ has the left melting down

ThePatriotLight - Tuesday’s congressional testimony from Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem turned heads for all the wrong reasons. Pressed to define “habeas corpus,” she stumbled. And while I respect Noem, this moment revealed just how dangerously misunderstood one of our most vital legal protections has become — especially as it’s weaponized in the immigration debate.Habeas corpus is not a loophole. It’s a shield. It’s the constitutional …

Trump’s truth about ‘due process’ has the left melting down

Tuesday’s congressional testimony from Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem turned heads for all the wrong reasons. Pressed to define “habeas corpus,” she stumbled. And while I respect Noem, this moment revealed just how dangerously misunderstood one of our most vital legal protections has become — especially as it’s weaponized in the immigration debate.Habeas corpus is not a loophole. It’s a shield. It’s the constitutional protection that pr…

Stephen Colbert Guesses How Trump Admin Defines Other Legal Rights After Kristi Noem Fails on Habeas Corpus

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem failed to correctly define habeas corpus during a senate hearing this week, so on Wednesday night, Stephen Colbert took a guess on how she and her colleagues define other legal rights incorrectly. For those unfamiliar, habeas corpus is the constitutional right of due process, in person, in front of a court or judge. But appearing at a hearing on Tuesday, Noem defined it incorrectly as a “right that the pre…

‘We’re Just Getting Started,’ Noem Tells Senate During DHS Budget Hearing

By Virginia Allen, The Daily Signal | May 20, 2025 Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem testified before a Senate panel Tuesday on her department’s budget request for fiscal year 2026, touting the work the Department of Homeland Security has already accomplished under President Donald Trump while responding to questions on the budget and legal matters related to the detention and deportation of illegal aliens. “Now, at the Department of Homel…