Federal officials have defended the operations as necessary to enforce immigration law and remove individuals who pose a threat to public safety. The debate over those tactics has remained central to the broader national conversation on immigration policy.
Multiple reports suggest that former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem may have sealed her fate during a pair of bruising congressional hearings—first over a $200 million immigration ad campaign, and then over pointed questions about her intimate relationship with senior aide Corey Lewandowski.
