Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem testified before a US Senate committee on Tuesday, defending her record as head of a department that is currently under fire for how it is carrying out President Donald Trump's massive immigration enforcement campaign.
The Department of Homeland Security is also partially shut down, as Democrats in Congress push to withhold its funding unless it reforms the tactic used by its immigration agencies. Some DHS employees, including those in for the Transportation Security Administration, are receiving partial paychecks or working without pay.
Facing tough questions from both Democrats and Republicans, Noem said DHS was accomplishingTrump's goal of ending illegal immigration to the US.
"Our department has delivered historic results that have made our communities safer," Noem said.
Here are three key takeaways from the hearing.
