Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem says the constitutional provision that allows people to legally challenge their detention by the government is actually a tool the Trump administration can use in its broader crackdown at the U.

For those unfamiliar, habeas corpus is the constitutional right of due process, in person, in front of a court or judge. But appearing at a hearing on Tuesday, Noem defined it incorrectly as a "right that the president has to be able to remove people from this country.

Ronny Chieng had an "expert" response to the Homeland Security secretary after she fumbled these "basics of American law."

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem incorrectly defines habeas corpus as “a constitutional right that the president has to be able to remove people from this country” – misstating the legal principle that Trump is considering suspending in order to accelerate deportations.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem failed to define habeas corpus at a Senate hearing this week, but "The View" host Alyssa Farah Griffin is pretty sure it was intentional. In reality, habeas corpus is the constitutional right of due process.