Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is set to testify in the Senate in her first congressional testimony since the deaths of two protesters in Minneapolis sparked widespread opposition to the Trump administration's mass deportation agenda. This comes amid concerns that the escalating conflict in Iran could impact security in the US. Noem's department's immigration tactics have led to clashes with Congress over routine funding, which remains unresolved despite a significant infusion of funds for the administration's policy. Since then, President Donald Trump's immigration agenda and its enforcement by Noem’s department have faced resistance in Minnesota, leading to the deaths both of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, both U.S. citizens, at the hands of federal immigration officers. The Department of Homeland Security has often blamed conflicts on the ground in places like Minneapolis and Chicago where it's conducting immigration enforcement activities for political reasons.