Demand the Resignation of Kristi Noem as Secretary of DHS

Kristi Noem’s tenure as the 8th Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has been characterized by a distinct lack of relevant experience, absence of crucial basic knowledge of the Constitution, and general gross incompetence which puts our communities in jeopardy. Noem has little prior experience with national security, making her an unfit pick from the start, and her recent incorrect definition of habeas corpus as “a constitutional right that the president has to be able to remove people from this country”] displays an alarming lack of crucial basic knowledge of due process and constitutional law. Under her leadership, DHS has targeted and detained verified US citizens, in some cases deporting them without due process.

Most recently, Noem’s security team forcibly removed, pushed to the ground, and handcuffed Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA) at her press conference in Los Angeles. She then continued on to spout inflammatory remarks, stating that federal authorities would remain in LA for an indefinite amount of time to “liberate the city,” continuing the Trump administration’s dangerous escalation of authoritarian control. Noem’s request for the Department of Defense to deploy US troops to quell and arrest Los Angeles protestors also blatantly ignores the right to free speech and assembly and escalates violence, as does her ominous promise to use the sweeping immigration raids in Los Angeles as “a model and a blueprint” for sweeps of other communities.

Kristi Noem has displayed an abject lack of experience and knowledge in her tenure, guided by little but ignorance, cruelty, and blind Trump fealty. Demand your elected officials call for her resignation as DHS Secretary.