Reps. Crews, Aguilar Statement on Firing of Kristi Noem

PHOENIX – Arizona State Representatives Cesar Aguilar and Quantá Crews released the following statement on the long overdue firing of Kristi Noem as Secretary of Homeland Security.

"The fact that the President took this long to get rid of a person who spent her time terrorizing our immigrant communities like Legislative District 26 and wasting our hard-earned taxpayer money flying on private jets and filming glamour videos and photo-ops is a disgrace to our country. Kristi Noem's ICE agents shot and killed American citizens, conducted indiscriminate roundups, and kidnapped immigrants, including children and many with legal status. Her attacks on our community have instilled fear that will take generations to repair, including our children’s trauma whose families have been targeted.

While it would be hard to find someone worse than Noem to run DHS, Trump has chosen Senator Markwayne Mullin, a completely unqualified yes man who is unlikely to stop targeting hard-working law-abiding immigrant communities like the one we represent. That's like crapping your pants but only changing your shirt.

While our everyday costs for gas, groceries, rent and utilities rise, Noem has spent billions to terrorize Arizonans. What the DHS needs is a shower to cleanse its leadership from the trauma residue and blood on its hands. We call on this Administration to stop targeting our family friends and neighbors and focus on keeping us all safe. Enough is enough." 

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