Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem mangled a response to a question about habeas corpus at a Senate hearing on Tuesday, referring to the constitutional right of due process as a "right that the president has to be able to remove people from this country.

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.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem incorrectly defined the meaning of "habeas corpus" during a Homeland Security Committee hearing.