Hassan, Noem lock horns over habeas corpus

Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) tussled with Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem at a committee hearing Tuesday over habeas corpus, which the administration is considering suspending as it increasingly comes into focus in the legal fights over President Trump’s immigration agenda.  

“What is habeas corpus?” Hassan asked during the hearing before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
 
“Well, habeas corpus is a constitutional right that the president has to be able to remove people from this country, to suspend their right to —” Noem responded.