Shortly after Renee Good and Alex Pretti were slain in separate incidents in January, Ms Noem said they had appeared to have been involved in acts of domestic terrorism before a full investigation into the events that led to their deaths. Senator Dick Durbin, the top Democrat on the committee, repeatedly asked Ms Noem if she would retract her statements concerning Ms Good and Mr Pretti, as well as her similar remarks about another US citizen who survived after being shot five times in a confrontation with federal agents in Chicago. House Democrats launched an effort in January to impeach Ms Noem, saying immigration agents under her leadership have violated the civil rights of US citizens, that she had blocked congressional oversight of detention centres for migrants, and that she gave government contracts to Republican-affiliated firms and people connected to close associates of hers.
Author: RTÉ News
Published at: 2026-03-03 22:58:33
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