Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem faced intense questioning from Senate Judiciary Committee members during a hearing about her agency's handling of a Minneapolis immigration operation that resulted in the deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti.

Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) pressed Noem to apologize to the families of Good and Pretti for characterizing the two as domestic terrorists. The Department of Homeland Security had repeatedly suggested that immigration officers were responding to domestic terrorism in connection with the case.

Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) questioned Noem about past reports indicating she had blamed White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller for her assertions about Good and Pretti. Noem denied making such claims about Miller's involvement during the hearing.

Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) pressed Noem to retract her previous comments about the two individuals, while Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) asked whether she would still label Good and Pretti as domestic terrorists given current information. Raskin framed his question as an opportunity for Noem to correct what he called "false and defamatory" statements.

Klobuchar also questioned Noem about DHS operations continuing in Minnesota despite the Trump administration's announced withdrawal following the deaths. The hearing focused on Noem's handling of the immigration operation and the agency's characterization of the events that led to the fatalities.