Rep. Gabe Vasquez Statement on Secretary Noem’s Removal

WASHINGTON, D.C.- On March 5, 2026, U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02)released the following statement in response to the Administration's removal of Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, effective March 31, 2026:

"Kristi Noem's overdue removal as Secretary of Homeland Security is a step in the right direction. I have been leading the call for her removal since January because under her failed leadership we have seen the murder of American citizens by a government agency tasked with keeping them safe, failed emergency responses from FEMA in communities such as Ruidoso, and the continued waste of taxpayer funds."

"My calls for meaningful DHS reform remain the same, and new DHS leadership must take Noem's removal as a sign that major change is needed. We cannot allow masked agents to roam our streets and terrorize Americans with impunity. Federal agents must be held accountable for their actions with independent investigations into violations of use of force and the use of body cameras. And Americans must not be swept up in mass raids, detained, and killed by their own government."

Rep. Vasquez was one of the first 20 Democratic lawmakers who led the initial callfor Secretary Noem's impeachment following the killing of Renee Nicole Good in January.

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