Kristi Noem Set to Testify Before Senate Amid Minneapolis Backlash: Report

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is scheduled to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee on March 3, according to an aide for Committee Chair Chuck Grassley, Politico reported.

The appearance comes amid mounting scrutiny of the Department of Homeland Security’s immigration enforcement operations following two fatal shootings by federal agents in Minneapolis within the past month.

While Grassley has been working for weeks to arrange Noem’s testimony as part of routine DHS oversight, the hearing is now expected to focus heavily on questions about the agency’s enforcement tactics.

The incidents include the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good earlier this month and Alex Jeffrey Pretti on Saturday, both occurring during immigration enforcement operations in Minneapolis.

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