125+ Organizations Renew Call for Secretary Noem’s Impeachment Amid Senate and House Oversight Hearings
Washington, D.C. — As Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem testifies before the House and Senate Judiciary Committees today and Wednesday, Voto Latino and a coalition of over 125 organizations formally renewed their demand for her immediate impeachment.
The call for removal follows a long-standing effort led by Voto Latino and advocates to secure accountability and transparency. In July 2025, a coalition of 70 organizations first petitioned Congress for urgent oversight, citing a “deeply troubling pattern of unconstitutional overreach. Following a continued escalation of the crisis at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the coalition issued a formal letter to Congressional leadership over a month ago specifically demanding impeachment for systemic abuses.
Since that initial filing, the coalition has grown to include more than 130 national and regional civil rights, faith, and labor organizations. Today, advocates argue that Secretary Noem’s evasive testimony proves that standard oversight is a failed remedy and that the House must move forward with H.Res.996, the articles of impeachment filed by Rep. Robin Kelly, which now carries 187 co-sponsors.
Voto Latino issued the following statement:
“Secretary Noem has fundamentally failed to exercise the sound judgment and constitutional discretion required of her office. As she prepares to testify, we must ensure she is met with rigorous fact-checking and true accountability, rather than the distractions and deflections we have come to expect from her leadership. Accountability can no longer wait.
In July of last year, Voto Latino — alongside more than 120 national and local partners — was the first coalition to formally call on Congress to conduct oversight of the Department of Homeland Security. In partnership with coalition allies, Voto Latino mobilized communities nationwide to drive calls to congressional offices and demand immediate action, and launched a targeted digital campaign, calling out lawmakers who have refused to hold Secretary Noem accountable. Following a year marked by the killing of U.S. citizens, the detention of young children, and the reckless use of deadly force, it is clear that DHS has been weaponized into an instrument of unchecked enforcement.
Secretary Kristi Noem has a pattern of misleading the American public and refusing to answer for these tragedies, confirming the systemic crisis that now compromises the safety of every American. We did not arrive at the call for impeachment lightly, but after a year of Noem subverting the law and defying the public trust, it is the right constitutional remedy remaining. By prioritizing political intimidation over the rule of law, she has betrayed the core values of this nation. She is unfit to lead and must be impeached immediately.”
Jolt Action Executive Director, Jackie Bastard, added:
“Secretary Noem’s record reflects a pattern of cruelty, constitutional disregard, and political theater at the expense of immigrant families and working people. When a cabinet official weaponizes fear instead of upholding the law, Congress has a responsibility to act. Impeachment is not a symbolic gesture; it is a constitutional safeguard against abuse of power. Our communities deserve leadership rooted in dignity, accountability, and respect for human rights. The stakes are too high to normalize this level of harm. We rise to amplify the voices of young Texans demanding that Congress move forward with impeachment and restore integrity to the Department of Homeland Security.”
Executive Director of Voters of Tomorrow, Santiago Mayer, added:
“Kristi Noem has managed to evade all accountability for her direct role in DHS’s terror campaign. Under her direction, DHS has kidnapped people without due process, racially profiled people who look like me, and murdered American citizens. We’re renewing our call for Congress step in and do their job. They must pass H.Res 996 to impeach Noem and prevent future violence, chaos, and abuses of power.”
People Power United added:
“People Power United is proud to support efforts to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, because when those in power violate the law, it is the people who must hold them accountable. Secretary Noem has spent a year subverting the Constitution, misleading Congress, and overseeing an agency weaponized against the very communities it was created to protect — a direct assault on the rule of law that cannot go unanswered. We call on the House of Representatives to act now on H.Res.996, because people power is the ultimate check on government abuse, and true accountability demands nothing less than impeachment.”
Stop AAPI Hate added:
“Under the leadership of Secretary Kristi Noem, ICE and DHS have continued to kidnap people without due process, cage them in deadly concentration camps, arrest and even kill U.S. citizens, and terrorize immigrant communities. As the Secretary of Homeland Security, Noem has failed the American people at every level — and for the sake of public safety, we need to impeach her before more lives are lost.”
Co-Executive Director of Indivisible, Leah Greenberg added:
“Secretary Kristi Noem has used the authority of her office not to protect the public, but to pursue political vendettas and weaponize federal power. Under her leadership, federal immigration enforcement agencies have inflicted unchecked abuse, intimidation, and violence on members of our communities – eroding civil liberties and betraying the public trust.
“That is precisely why the Constitution grants Congress the power of impeachment. H.Res. 996 is a test of whether the House will uphold its duty in the face of clear abuses of authority. When executive officials defy oversight and sidestep the law, Congress must act. The House should move immediately on H.Res. 996 to reassert the rule of law and hold this administration accountable.”
Federal Policy Director of Students Engaged in Advancing Texas (SEAT), Ayaan Moledina, added:
“Kristi Noem has proven time and time again that she is incapable of leading the Department of Homeland Security. She is complicit in the egregious civil rights violations that are being committed against students like me across the country. She must immediately be impeached and removed from office. ICE is kidnapping children from right outside of schools, sometimes from directly inside, and Kristi Noem doesn’t even flinch. As a high school student and the son of immigrants, I am deeply offended and outraged by Noem’s disregard for the law and morality. She must be fired once and for all.”
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Voto Latino is a civic advocacy organization dedicated to educating and empowering the next generation of Latino voters while working to build a more inclusive and representative democracy. Since its founding, Voto Latino has registered nearly two million voters. In 2024, the organization took legal action to protect voting rights, filing multiple lawsuits in Texas, Arizona, and North Carolina to safeguard access to the ballot ahead of the elections.