After Noem Firing, ICE Must Still Be Held Accountable Before Senate Considers Replacement DHS Secretary

*Washington D.C. – *In response to Kristi Noem’s firing, Michigan Congresswoman Haley Stevens issued the following statement:

“Under Kristi Noem, ICE killed Americans, used children as bait to detain their parents, lied to Congress, and terrorized our neighborhoods. She should have been fired a long time ago. We still must address the chaos and lawlessness Donald Trump’s ICE has unleashed across our country.

“Before the Senate considers any replacement, the American people demand serious reforms at ICE that will keep people safe. I won’t stop fighting for a complete overhaul that focuses on transparency, accountability, getting the facts of what’s unfolding at the detention facility in Baldwin, and keeping Michiganders safe.”

Stevens has been leading the fight to hold ICE accountable in Congress and to rein in Donald Trump’s repeated abuses of power during his Administration.

Stevens called for the

of Secretary Kristi Noem and cosponsored an effort to impeach her in the House of Representatives.immediate removalStevens and her Michigan colleague, Rep. Hillary Scholten

in Baldwin, Michigan, to tour conditions and demand answers tovisited an ICE detention facilityover the death of detainee Nenko Gantchev in ICE custody in December.their letterFollowing their visit, Stevens and Scholten

on their demands for answers from ICE and Secretary Noem.doubled downStevens cosponsored

, a proposal to divert ICE’s $75 billion slush fund to state and local law enforcement agencies.H.R. 7163Stevens

the Department of Homeland Security appropriations bill, refusing to fund ICE’s operations without major reforms or accountability measures.voted againstLast year, Stevens cosponsored the

to prohibit ICE agents from wearing masks and concealing their identities.VISIBLE ActStevens joined over 150 of her colleagues in

that ICE end its surge of officers in Minnesota and conduct a thorough investigation into the death of Renee Nicole Good at the hands of an ICE agent.demandingStevens and her Michigan colleague, Rep. Hillary Scholten,

into the death of Nenko Gantchev, an individual who died in ICE custody in Baldwin, Michigan.demanded an investigationStevens

the “One Big Beautiful Bill,” which gave ICE its nearly $75 billion windfall.voted againstStevens introduced the

, legislation to prevent the President from deploying the military against Americans without express consent from state officials, an authoritarian tactic this President has used repeatedly to fuel fear and intimidation during aggressive ICE crackdowns.Stop Trump’s Abuse of Power ActStevens

the Laken Riley Act, which would sweep thousands of people into jails and detention centers at enormous taxpayer expense while diverting key law enforcement resources and potentially violating civil liberties.voted against