Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, who’s overseeing President Donald Trump’s mass deportations, sparked a protest at a charity holiday event at Navy Pier Saturday.

Dozens of protesters gathered nearby as Noem presided over the 26th annual “Christmas Tree Ship,” a tradition in which crews aboard the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw unload trees to be trucked to local charities for families in need. The annual event is normally free of controversy.

At a morning ceremony, Noem offered thanks to the Coast Guard, which operates under the Department of Homeland Security, and to the volunteers supporting the tree effort. She told the crowd that she hopes people “recognize that we’re bringing them news of happiness and peace.”

During her speech protesters on the other side of the park wer

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