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No sooner had DHS Secretary Kristi Noem started briefing lawmakers on the greatest threats facing the U.S. on Thursday, two protesters launched into a disturbance that briefly held up the committee’s discussions.
"End deportations!" the protester said. "The power of Christ compels you!"
The protester was briefly reminded that interruption of Congressional business is a criminal offense, but the protester continued.
KRISTI NOEM FACES FIRST MAJOR HOMELAND SECURITY GRILLING AS LAWMAKERS PRESS HER ON TERROR THREATS
Security soon escorted the disrupter from the room, but before they had left the room, a second protester began shouting.
"Get ICE off our streets! Stop terrorizing your community!" the second disrupter said, standing and waving a sign.
Security also escorted him out of the room.
Noem brushed off the moment before continuing with her remarks.
The House of Representatives’ hearing on Thursday, titled, "Worldwide Threats to the Homeland," provided lawmakers the opportunity to ask Noem and other administration officials about the country’s greatest security threats.
Noem, who has spearheaded the country’s efforts to secure the border, has said that untracked illegal immigrants who entered the country under the Biden administration pose a major threat.
Other officials reinforced that belief on Thursday.
"The No. 1 threat that we have right now, in my view, is the fact that we don't know who came into our country in the last four years of Biden's open borders," National Counterterrorism Center Director Joe Kent told the committee.
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Under the Trump administration, the U.S. has deported over 2 million illegal immigrants, according to DHS tracking.
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