After Fatal ICE Shooting, Democrats Rally Around Impeaching Kristi Noem
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“It’s one thing to be incompetent and dangerous, but it’s impeachable to break the rule of law,” said Rep. Robin Kelly (D-Ill.).
WASHINGTON — House Democrats are piling onto an effort to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem after this week’s fatal shooting of a Minneapolis woman by an ICE agent.
It’s not likely to work, as Republicans control the House and have no appetite to go after a member of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet. But it’s a message that will certainly resonate with Americans outraged not just by Noem trying to gaslight people about the incident, but also by the Trump administration’s ongoing efforts to flood Democrat-run cities with masked federal immigration agents whom local residents say have brought fear and violence. The Trump administration argues the surges of federal agents are necessary to remove criminals from the country, though many of the people detained or deported have no criminal record.
Rep. Robin Kelly (D-Ill.) announced Wednesday, the same day as the Minneapolis shooting, that she is filing three articles of impeachment against Noem. She accuses the homeland security secretary of obstruction of Congress, violation of public trust and self-dealing.
“It’s one thing to be incompetent and dangerous,” Kelly said in a statement, “but it’s impeachable to break the rule of law.”
Members of Congress who have since joined her effort include Reps. Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), Kevin Mullin (D-Calif.), Yassamin Ansari (D-Ariz.), Maxine Dexter (D-Ore.), Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-Ill.) and Brad Schneider (D-Ill.).
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