Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem defiantly defended the Trump administration’s hard-line immigration policies on Thursday during a House committee hearing, portraying migrants as a major threat faced by the nation that justifies a crackdown that has seen widespread arrests,

"You don’t seem to know how to tell the difference between the good guys and the bad guys," said Rhode Island Rep. Seth Magaziner.

Meanwhile, Fox News reported in October that Noem, Lewandowski, and Border Patrol Commander Greg Bovino were advocating indiscriminate roundups of illegal aliens in the US to boost deportation numbers — while Homan and acting Immigration and Customs Enforcement Director Todd Lyons wanted to focus efforts on those with criminal records.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem refused to apologize for the Trump administration’s sweeping immigration crackdown on Thursday, telling a hostile House panel that the mass deportation agenda is necessary to secure a nation still vulnerable to unknown threats.

U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) is pressing Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem for answers regarding the arrests of U.S. citizens during federal immigration operations in Illinois and across the country.

Democratic lawmakers grill Homeland Security chief Kristi Noem over the Trump administration's harsh immigration crackdown, calling for her resignation.