DHS Secretary Kristi Noem departed the House Homeland Security Committee's "Worldwide Threats to the Homeland" hearing abruptly without notice around 5 p.m. UTC on December 11, 2025, after Rep. Seth Magaziner confronted her on deported veterans and introduced a combat veteran deported to Korea via Zoom, according to posts by @HomelandDems and @atrupar shared over the past 58 minutes. Magaziner asked, "How many veterans have you deported?" Noem replied, "We haven't deported veterans." Magaziner then stated, "We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea," as captured in a video clip posted by @atrupar during the reporting window from 4:47 p.m. to 5:45 p.m. UTC. House Homeland Democrats described Noem as "terrified of accountability" in their post announcing her early exit while the hearing continued. The confrontation builds on earlier exchanges in the same hearing, where Magaziner questioned Noem on the four-month detention of a veteran's wife for $80 in bad checks, with Noem stating, "It is not my job to pick or choose which laws get enforced," as reported previously. Separately, the Justice Department posted a call for patriotic legal professionals to apply as Deportation Judges, stating their work will have generational consequences, via @TheJusticeDept in the window. In other congressional developments, the U.S. Senate voted on competing health care bills, as broadcast live on C-SPAN2 and announced by @cspan during the period. Bipartisan discharge petitions for ACA enhanced premium tax credit extensions gained cosponsors, with Rep. Gottheimer's effort reaching 11 backers including Reps. Suozzi, Lalota, Kiley, Van Drew and Bresnahan, and Rep. Fitzpatrick's push hitting 15 with Rep. Gluesenkamp Perez, per @LauraEWeiss16. Ranking Member Rep. Adam Smith stated the investigation into the Pentagon's double-tap strike in a Caribbean boat campaign "is far from over," contrasting Rep. Mike Rogers' comment that "Itās done. Iāve got all the answers I needed," according to Punchbowl News shared by @AnthonyAdragna.
