Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem mangled a response to a question about habeas corpus at a Senate hearing on Tuesday, referring to the constitutional right of due process as a "right that the president has to be able to remove people from this country.

Noem was sharply criticized by Democrats for her answers to questions about habeas corpus, which they said she did not define correctly.

In a Senate Homeland Security Committee hearing on Tuesday, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem sparked controversy after mischaracterising the constitutional principle of habeas corpus. Her comments prompted an immediate correction from Senator Maggie Hassan and ignited a flurry of online criticism.