Voto Latino and more than 50 other organizations are demanding the \u201cimmediate impeachment\u201d of Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, the Hill has learned exclusively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In a letter sent to congressional leaders Monday, the national Hispanic engagement organization and a coalition of other organizations, including the Service Employees International Union, Human Rights Campaign, and United Farm Workers, said they support a formal House resolution introduced by Rep. Robin Kelly (D-Ill.) last month that called for Noem\u2019s impeachment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The letter highlights a pattern of conduct including obstruction of congressional oversight, unlawful use of deadly force, targeting of minors \u2014 focusing on the recent detention of a 5-year-old \u2014 and unlawful raids on U.S. citizens. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSecretary Noem\u2019s tenure has been defined by a dangerous violation of public trust, obstruction of Congress and oversight, a blatant disregard for constitutional protections, and state-sanctioned conduct that places U.S. citizens and lawful residents in immediate peril,\u201d the letter says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSecretary Noem has fundamentally failed to exercise the sound judgment and discretion required of her office,\u201d the letter adds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kelly introduced the resolution on the heels of the fatal shooting of Renee Good, a Minnesota woman, by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer last month. Federal agents shot and killed a man, Alex Pretti, last month during another encounter in Minneapolis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The resolution currently has more than 187 co-sponsors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In addition to the letter, Voto Latino and other organizations will launch a national day of action where they will aim to unleash a wave of calls to lawmakers demanding Noem\u2019s impeachment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSecretary Noem has fundamentally failed to exercise the sound judgment and constitutional discretion required of her office,\u201d a Voto Latino statement said. \u201cThe tragedies in Minnesota \u2026 are the devastating results of a department operating without restraint. Under Noem\u2019s stewardship, the DHS has transitioned from a security agency into an instrument of unchecked enforcement that operates outside the bounds of human dignity.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n