Washington, DC — Today, Congresswoman Delia C. Ramirez (IL-03) demanded Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s resign after confirming h
May 14, 2025
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Washington, DC — Today, Congresswoman Delia C. Ramirez (IL-03) demanded Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s resign after confirming her understanding of her constitutional duties and confronting her with her unconstitutional, illegal weaponization of DHS to pursue a campaign of persecution, mass incarceration, and deportation.
During her questioning of Secretary Noem, Congresswoman Ramirez slammed Noem for profiling and dehumanizing individuals, betraying the constitutional commitment to due process, undermining court orders, breaking the law, engaging in corruption, and weaponizing the immigration system to violate our civil rights.
Delia Ramirez Directly Accuses Kristi Noem Of Corrupt Acts Then Outright Demands Her Resignation
At Wednesday's House Homeland Security Committee hearing, Rep. Delia Ramirez (D-IL) questioned DHS Sec. Kristi Noem.
Right-wingers are going after Rep. Delia C. Ramirez (D-Ill.), who was born in the U.S., for comments she made about her pride in her Guatema
Kimberley Richards at HuffPost:
Rep. Delia C. Ramirez (D-Ill.) is facing aggressive attacks from her Republican colleagues and other right-wingers over recent comments she made about her Guatemalan heritage.
Last week, Ramirez had traveled to Mexico City, along with other members of congress, to attend an event at the second annual Panamerican Congress held in the Mexican capital. Speaking from a podium during her visit, a video clip shows the Illinois Democrat at one point expressing pride in her Guatemalan ancestry, saying the following in Spanish, which essentially translates to English as: “Let me ‘finish by saying a few words in Spanish’ because I’m a ‘proud Guatemalan before I am an American.’”
Republicans have expressed outrage over Ramirez’s comments after a seven-second clip of her remarks from the event made rounds on social media.
On Monday, the Department of Homeland Security shared the short clip of Ramirez speaking to its official account on X, formerly Twitter, with a quote attributed to President Theodore Roosevelt that read, in part: “We must unsparingly condemn any man who holds any other allegiance.”
Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.) misrepresented Ramirez’s remarks in a post on X, by accusing the Illinois representative of saying in the clip that she “puts Guatemala before the U.S.”
“She’s currently the congresswoman for 720K+ Americans & is supposed to represent their interests on Capitol Hill,” he wrote. “Don’t run for Congress if you’re going to put another country first. This is common sense.”
Tom Homan, President Donald Trump’s border czar, told reporters, per C-Span, on Wednesday that he thought Ramirez’s comments were “disgusting.”
And earlier this week, Rep. Andy Ogles (R-Tenn.) called for Ramirez to be deported. “Denaturalize, deport, and kick her off Homeland Committee. We know where her allegiances lie,” he wrote on X.
Ogles’ post garnered nearly 30,000 “Likes” on X, with social media users — including MAGA social media influencer who goes by the name of Gunther Eagleman — joining him in calling for her to be deported.
Ramirez, however, was born in Chicago to Guatemalan immigrants. And as Paul A. Gowder, professor of law at Northwestern University’s Pritzker School of Law, previously emphasized to HuffPost, “Birthright citizenship is defined in the Constitution.”
Ramirez, who became the first Latina to represent the Midwest in Congress when she was elected in 2022, has responded to the attacks.
She released a statement on Monday saying: “Let’s call it what it is: today’s attacks are a weak attempt to silence my dissent and invalidate my patriotic criticism of the nativist, white supremacist, authoritarians in government.”
Right-wing faux outrage machine whips ups baseless attacks and deportation calls against Rep. Delia Ramirez (D-IL) for her comments made about her pride in Guatemalan heritage. Ramirez was born in the US to Guatemalan parents.
“Not another dollar. Not another bomb. Not another excuse for an extremist who prides himself on the starvation and death of children and women. Ceasefire NOW.
Advocating for peace & ceasefire: An open letter to my representatives
Hi I am Sam-Amina Matthew-John Bailey, a lifelong Coloradan, I'm sending you peace and goodwill Senators Michael Bennet, John Hickenlooper, & Representative Brittany Pettersen
I must join the lively chorus of voices demanding we all do our part to unite for peace - as manifested by a deescalation of military force, advocating for Israel to cease fire, and defunding of the United States militaries role in the conflict occurring to this day in Gaza.
It is so urgent for us to take action to save the lives of innocent people of all ages. We have no business encouraging or spending our tax extracted dollars on this senseless violence.
Let's refocus on righteous ways we can benevolently spend our wealth that may benefit the health of our global community, such as enhanced public transportation, healthcare access, and housing unhoused peoples.
As an artist among political scientists I've found the people who you serve as a sitting Senator in Colorado generally share a passionate zeal for righteousness. There's a transcendental coalition of humans all across this state that, regardless of if they identify as Democrats, Republicans, or Independents, who are sincerely God fearing people. People who long to do good to others and love our neighbors.
Thus I both strategically recommend and supplicate myself to you as a voter in this state that your office becomes a vocal bastion of peace, demanding Israels ceasefire and the cessation of our peoples part in fueling genocidal missions in any part of the globe.
Cori Bush, Rashida Tlaib, André Carson, Summer Lee, and Delia Ramirez are leading such a movement in the House.
Thank you so much for your time, service, and consideration,
Happy Holidays Senator Bennet, Senator Hickenlooper, & Representative Pettersen
I will be praying for the wellbeing of you & yours,
Sam-Amina Matthew-John Bailey
Inshallah I'll share with y'all if my neighbors & elected representatives respond.
May they be well, experiencing luxurious peace in their lives.
Right-wingers are going after Rep. Delia C. Ramirez (D-Ill.), who was born in the U.S., for comments she made about her pride in her Guatema
Right-wingers are going after Rep. Delia C. Ramirez (D-Ill.), who was born in the U.S., for comments she made about her pride in her Guatemalan heritage.
By Kimberley Richards
Aug 9, 2025, 07:00 AM EDT
Rep. Delia C. Ramirez (D-Ill.) is facing aggressive attacks from her Republican colleagues and other right-wingers over recent comments she made about her Guatemalan heritage.
Last week, Ramirez had traveled to Mexico City, along with other members of congress, to attend an event at the second annual Panamerican Congress held in the Mexican capital. Speaking from a podium during her visit, a video clip shows the Illinois Democrat at one point expressing pride in her Guatemalan ancestry, saying the following in Spanish, which essentially translates to English as: “Let me ‘finish by saying a few words in Spanish’ because I’m a ‘proud Guatemalan before I am an American.’”
Republicans have expressed outrage over Ramirez’s comments after a seven-second clip of her remarks from the event made rounds on social media.
On Monday, the Department of Homeland Security shared the short clip of Ramirez speaking to its official account on X, formerly Twitter, with a quote attributed to President Theodore Roosevelt that read, in part: “We must unsparingly condemn any man who holds any other allegiance.”
Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.) misrepresented Ramirez’s remarks in a post on X, by accusing the Illinois representative of saying in the clip that she “puts Guatemala before the U.S.”
“She’s currently the congresswoman for 720K+ Americans & is supposed to represent their interests on Capitol Hill,” he wrote. “Don’t run for Congress if you’re going to put another country first. This is common sense.”
