Overview
- At a tense Senate Judiciary hearing, protesters were removed as Sen. Dick Durbin castigated Secretary Kristi Noem and Chair Chuck Grassley acknowledged “mistakes have been made.”
- Noem refused to retract or apologize for labeling slain Minneapolis resident Alex Pretti “the definition of domestic terrorism,” saying she relied on early field reports.
- District Judge Jia Cobb blocked DHS’s seven‑day notice rule for congressional visits to ICE detention centers, restoring unannounced access; the department said it disagreed with the ruling.
- The funding lapse continues to furlough or unpaid-status parts of FEMA, TSA and the Coast Guard, while ICE and CBP operations proceed; the House Rules Committee is considering a DHS funding measure this week.
- Noem said the Minnesota surge has been scaled back to about 650 personnel from roughly 3,000 in January, as bipartisan criticism of her management persists and she is set to testify before the House on Wednesday.