Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem says the constitutional provision that allows people to legally challenge their detention by the government is actually a tool the Trump administration can use in its broader crackdown at the U.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem spoke after White House aide Stephen Miller floated suspending the writ of habeas corpus for migrants.

Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem raised eyebrows Tuesday by bungling the definition of habeas corpus, a core tenet of due process in US law, during a Senate hearing. The botch came during an exchange with Sen.