Kristi Noem: Resign—or be Impeached
Our new six-figure ad campaign demanding ICE accountability.
The ICE killing of two Americans peacefully exercising their First and Second Amendment rights demands a vocal, unequivocal response. Home of the Brave is providing one.
Today, we launched a new six-figure ad campaign pressuring Congress to impeach Kristi Noem for her failed leadership as Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, and calling out ICE for its dangerous tactics.
The campaign features two mobile billboard trucks circling Capitol Hill all week, showcasing the messages “ICE is making America less safe,” “Kristi Noem: resign or be impeached,” and “No new money for ICE and CBP.”
Additionally, Home of the Brave will be hand-delivering these messages straight to the offices of all members of Congress via The Washington Post. The copies of the Post delivered to Congressional offices today will feature a cover wrap and an open letter calling for Noem’s impeachment.
You can read the exact message we’re bringing to these members of Congress in our open letter, copied below:
On January 7, a DHS officer killed Renee Good. On January 24, another killed Alex Pretti. In both cases, DHS Secretary Kristi Noem rushed to publicly label the victims as domestic terrorists. In both cases, video footage contradicted her and showed instead that her DHS agents needlessly shot and killed American citizens exercising their constitutional rights. Americans across the political spectrum are watching, and we are deeply alarmed.
Noem’s agents have been deployed in American cities with the avowed mission of identifying and removing undocumented immigrants who have committed violent crimes. Instead, under her leadership, those agents are perpetrating a campaign of terror and violence against Americans.
Renee Good was a 37-year-old mother. Noem alleged that Good tried to “ram [ICE officers] with her vehicle.” Video of the shooting showed Good turning her car away from the officer when he opened fire.
Alex Pretti was a 37-year-old intensive care nurse at a VA hospital. Video shows him being fatally shot while pinned to the ground by multiple federal agents. Noem rushed to claim that Pretti went to the scene to “kill law enforcement.” She had no evidence at the time she made these statements that this was Pretti’s intent. And no such evidence has come to light since.
Real-time, bystander video footage is the only reason we know what actually happened in either death. Noem’s rendering of events after each shooting was irresponsible and wrong. We do not accept her fabrications.
As the nation’s highest-funded law enforcement agency, ICE requires a leader who can ensure the agency carries out its duties in compliance with the law. Noem is not that leader.
The violence committed by DHS under Kristi Noem has been catastrophic and must end. Her callous lies and irresponsible leadership demonstrate that she is unfit to serve.
If Secretary Noem does not voluntarily resign, the United States Congress must impeach her immediately.
The Trump administration has broken the public trust that ICE can be accountable, effective, or true to its original mission under Noem’s leadership. This is an administration running roughshod over Americans’ rights, and the tragic killings in Minneapolis demand an urgent response.
That response must start with impeaching Noem.
Sarah Matthews was deputy White House press secretary, and resigned on January 6. She is an Advisory Board Member and Spokeswoman for Home of the Brave, an initiative dedicated to exposing this administration’s corruption, cruelty, and lawlessness.
Impeach every last one in this corrupt regime
What do you expect from someone who shoots her dog and a goat? That is why she was nominated. It impressed Trump.