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Shri Thanedar Grills Kristi Noem For Ignoring Federal Court Orders
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5/15/2025
At today's House Homeland Security Committee hearing, Rep. Shri Thanedar (D-MI) questioned DHS Sec. Kristi Noem about separation of powers.
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Member, Secretary Noem, the Constitution of the United States establishes a federal government
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divided into three branches. It is Congress that makes the laws, the President who takes care
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that the laws are faithfully executed, and it is the Judicial Department that says what the law is.
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The constitutional separation of powers and system of checks and balances is necessary
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for the protection of liberty, and any violation undermines the rights and liberties of everyone
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in the United States. The Trump administration has repeatedly ignored the federal courts,
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including the Supreme Court. President Trump has even said that, and I quote,
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doesn't know, end quote, whether he has to uphold the Constitution. The President of the United
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States said, doesn't know. Secretary Noem, is it the policy of the Department of Homeland Security
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to follow orders issued by federal courts? Yes, we are following all federal court orders.
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So the answer is yes. We are following all federal court orders. Yes. Well, as just one of the many
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examples, a federal judge required FEMA, and I quote, immediately cease, end quote, efforts to withhold
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disbursement of federal grant funding appropriated by Congress. The court later found evidence that FEMA,
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an agency under your preview, was in direct violation of the court orders. So court orders were not
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followed, as you see. Yes or no? We are following court orders. Grants are being re-evaluated, but they
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are being obligated and appropriated according to how Congress has laid out. Well, Secretary Noem, we all
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took an oath to uphold the laws and Constitution of the United States. It is a sad day that I have to sit here
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and issue a reminder. You and the Department of Homeland Security must respect the Constitution
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and the courts. Mr. Chairman, I want to yield the rest of my time to the gentleman from New York.
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Gentleman yields. Mr. Goldman is recognized. Thank you, Mr. Tenedar. Secretary Noem, your opening statement
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includes a lot of data and numbers, but it doesn't mention asylum.
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