U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis, Republican of North Carolina, speaks as Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee March 3, 2026. Tillis is among the lawmakers who have criticized Noem’s handling of immigration enforcement. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON — Republicans on the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee mounted unusually blunt…