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'You should be ashamed!': Protester dragged from Kristi Noem's Senate hearing
- A heckler was escorted out of Kristi Noem's Senate DHS hearing after shouting anti-ICE comments.
- The incident took place during a DHS oversight hearing on Capitol Hill as lawmakers debated funding and border policy.
- Noem continued with her remarks after the heckler was escorted from the room, saying she would not be intimidated.
- DHS funding and border security were central topics at the hearing, with lawmakers weighing national security implications.
- The hearing followed ongoing debates over funding for DHS and the agency's border enforcement duties.
- The heckler referenced ICE, prompting discussion about immigration enforcement and agency oversight.
- Senate Judiciary Chair Chuck Grassley and other Republicans urged focusing on border violence during the hearing.
- The incident occurred as DHS Secretary Kristi Noem testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee.
- Reporters and media described the incident as a reaction to ongoing border and immigration policy debates.
- The session emphasized the broader tension over immigration enforcement and DHS leadership during a national security crisis.
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