U.S. Rep. Deborah Ross (D-NC 2) speaks at a protest in Raleigh outside the state Supreme Court building on January 27, 2025 (Photo: Brandon Kingdollar)
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem “should resign or be removed from office,” Rep. Deborah Ross urged on Tuesday, joining a chorus of Democratic colleagues in the wake of high-profile clashes between ICE and protesters.
In a statement Tuesday morning, Ross called Noem a “disaster for North Carolina,” citing the deployment of ICE and Border Patrol agents en masse in Charlotte, Raleigh, and other cities, as well as delays to federal disaster relief for Western North Carolina under Noem’s oversight of FEMA.
After the killing of Renee Good by an ICE agent in Minneapolis, Ross said, Americans are “seeing what North Carolinians already know: DHS desperately needs new leadership.”
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem at a Nashville press conference on July 18, 2025, to discuss arrests of immigrants during recent Immigration and Customs Enforcement sweeps. (Photo by John Partipilo/Tennessee Lookout)“Noem authorized and oversaw the devastating immigration raids in Charlotte and Raleigh. At her direction, masked agents descended on our cities, terrorizing law-abiding citizens and abducting people off the streets based on the color of their skin,” said Ross, a Democrat representing the Second Congressional District.
A spokesperson for Noem did not respond to a request for comment.
Ross’s remarks follow growing Democratic rancor aimed at Noem, with House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) telling reporters Monday that the secretary is “completely and totally unqualified” and “should be run out of town as soon as possible.” He did not rule out pursuing her impeachment should Democrats retake control of the House in the 2026 midterm elections.
Ross would support Noem’s impeachment, a spokeswoman said.
She joins her Democratic colleague Rep. Valerie Foushee (D-N.C.-04), who called for Noem’s resignation or removal in a statement on social media on Jan. 9. Rep. Alma Adams (D-N.C.-12) urged an independent investigation into Good’s death but did not reference Noem, while Rep. Don Davis (D-N.C.-01) issued no statement on the shooting.
Democrats sense an opportunity to channel anger over President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown into voter backlash against the president’s party in the coming congressional elections. A YouGov poll taken in the wake of the Minneapolis shooting found that a majority of respondents disapprove of ICE, including 56% of independents.
Rep. Valerie Foushee (D-N.C.), pictured at a Pittsboro town hall on April 22, 2025, was the first member of Congress from North Carolina to call for Noem’s resignation. (Photo: Brandon Kingdollar/NC Newsline)Good’s shooting sparked protests across the U.S., including in North Carolina, where demonstrators in Charlotte. Durham, and Wilmington among others mobilized to condemn ICE in the days after the shooting.
DHS leadership has laid the blame for violent clashes on Democratic rhetoric, releasing statistics on Jan. 8 — a day after Good’s death — showing 275 assaults on ICE officers and 66 vehicular attacks against them since Trump took office in January 2025.
“This unprecedented increase in violence against law enforcement is a direct result of sanctuary politicians and the media creating an environment that demonizes our law enforcement and encourages rampant assaults against them,” said DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin.
Finding fault in funding Helene recovery
Ross also laid blame on Noem for a lack of aid to western North Carolina.
“Noem is personally responsible for slowing the flow of federal aid dollars to support Helene reconstruction in Western NC,” Ross said. “Because of her, families and communities that lost everything have been forced to wait months for the help they need to get back on their feet.”
Under Noem, FEMA has delayed disaster assistance to communities in North Carolina for months, vexing local leaders who have struggled to get through layers of bureaucracy. All payments exceeding $100,000, for example, require Noem’s personal sign-off.
In December, Gov. Josh Stein pleaded with FEMA for swifter aid. “Further delay of these approvals keeps communities and families in limbo, in some cases paying expenses on homes they cannot live in while they await word from FEMA,” he wrote.
Taken together, these failures are disqualifying, Ross said.
“We can’t trust her when disaster strikes. We can’t trust her to obey the law. We can’t trust her to protect our rights or our homeland,” Ross said. “Enough is enough. Kristi Noem needs to go.”
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