Ramirez Statement Ahead of DHS Secretary Noem Testifying in the Homeland Security Committee

Washington, DC —  Ahead of DHS Secretary Kristi Noem’s testimony at the Homeland Security Committee, Congresswoman Delia C. Ramirez (IL-03) released the following statement:

“For more than 100 days, Secretary Kristi Noem has disregarded the rule of law, weaponized enforcement against immigrants, and flagrantly undermined the foundations of our democracy–which is why more than a month ago, I called on her to resign.

She is executing an authoritarian, unconstitutional playbook to violate Americans’ civil rights and due process. In the past week alone under Noem’s leadership: U.S. Customs and Border Protection rescinded its policies to care for pregnant mothers and infants, Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, pushed and threatened Members of Congress who were conducting lawful oversight,  and ICE and Massachusetts police held a 16 year old girl's face to the ground while she watched her mother be abducted. 

Kristi Noem must be held accountable for the unconstitutional, illegal weaponization of DHS to pursue a campaign of persecution, mass incarceration, and deportation. Today at the Homeland Security Committee, Kristi Noem must give the American people the answers we deserve.”