Correspondence
Democratic Ranking Members to Noem and Richardson: Reinstate FEMA Whistleblowers
(WASHINGTON) - Today, House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Ranking Member Rick Larsen (D-WA), Subcommittee on Public Buildings, Economic Development and Emergency Management Ranking Member Greg Stanton (D-AZ), House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Ranking Member Robert Garcia (D-CA) and House Committee on Homeland Security Ranking Member Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) sent a letter to U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and Federal Emergency … Continue Reading
August 29, 2025
Thompson, Thanedar Ask Archives to Investigate DHS for Compliance with Federal Recordkeeping Laws
(WASHINGTON) - Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, and Rep. Shri Thanedar (D-MI), Ranking Member of the Oversight, Investigations, & Accountability Subcommittee, sent a letter to Acting Archivist Marco Rubio asking him to investigate whether Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and other senior DHS officials may have violated Federal law by willfully destroying Federal records and not reporting the destruction to the National … Continue Reading
August 13, 2025
Ranking Members Thompson, Kennedy Slam Trump Administration for Their Mismanagement of Homeland Security Grants, Demand Immediate Changes
(WASHINGTON) - Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Homeland Security, and Rep. Tim Kennedy (D-NY), Ranking Member of the Emergency Management and Technology Subcommittee, announced they sent a letter with Committee Democrats to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and Senior Official Performing the Duties of FEMA Administrator David Richardson outlining widespread failures in the rollout of fiscal year 2025 preparedness grants, which were already … Continue Reading
July 23, 2025
Homeland Democrats Demand FEMA Open Application Process for Billions in Homeland Security Preparedness Grants
(WASHINGTON) - Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, and Rep. Tim Kennedy (D-NY), Ranking Member of the Emergency Management & Technology Subcommittee, led Committee Democrats in sending a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and Senior Official Performing the Duties of FEMA Administrator David Richardson demanding they follow the law and open the grant application process for $2 billion in DHS preparedness grant funding. … Continue Reading
July 18, 2025
Ranking Members Raskin, Thompson, Garcia, and Meeks Renew Demands For Documents Regarding the Trump Administration’s Deal to Imprison Hundreds of Immigrants in El Salvador
(WASHINGTON) - Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson, Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, Rep. Robert Garcia, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Rep. Gregory Meeks, Ranking Member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, sent a letter to Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem and Secretary of State Marco Rubio renewing their demand to see the agreement the Administration struck with … Continue Reading
July 10, 2025
Thompson, Johnson Lead Letter Demanding Hearing on Federal Response to Catastrophic Texas Floods
(WASHINGTON) - Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, and Rep. Julie Johnson (D-TX), Vice Ranking Member of the Committee, announced they led Committee Democrats and Texas Democrats in sending a letter to Committee Chairman Mark Green (he’s still here) demanding he immediately convene an oversight hearing on the Federal government’s preparedness for and response to the catastrophic floods that struck Central Texas over the July 4th … Continue Reading
July 03, 2025
Thompson, Himes, Peters Demand Trump Administration Cease Plans to Decimate DHS Intelligence Office
(WASHINGTON) - Today, Representatives Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, Jim Himes (D-CT), Ranking Member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs, announced they sent a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard to demand they not move forward with reported plans … Continue Reading
June 27, 2025
Ranking Members Thompson, Magaziner Demand 22-Year-Old Head of DHS Counterterrorism Office Be Called to Testify
June 27, 2025 (WASHINGTON) - Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, and Rep. Seth Magaziner (D-RI), Ranking Member of the subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence, announced they sent a letter to Committee Chairman Mark Green (R-TN) demanding he call Thomas Fugate - the 22-year-old college graduate and Trump campaign worker with no national security experience and now Director of the Center for Prevention Programs and Partnerships … Continue Reading
June 23, 2025
Thompson, Raskin, Correa, Jayapal Warn Kristi Noem She Is Breaking Federal Law as She Blocks Oversight of ICE Facilities
(WASHINGTON) - Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Ranking Member of the Committee on the Judiciary, Rep. Lou Correa (D-CA), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Border Security & Enforcement, and Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security, & Enforcement, sent a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on the Department of Homeland … Continue Reading
June 13, 2025
Ranking Member Thompson, Homeland Democrats Demand Chairman Green Have Kristi Noem Testify on Assault of Senator Padilla
(WASHINGTON) - Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, led Committee Democrats in sending a letter to outgoing Committee Chairman Mark Green (R-TN) to demand he call Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem before the Committee to testify about the egregious treatment of Senator Alex Padilla during a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) press conference yesterday in Los Angeles, California. This was the second occasion that law enforcement … Continue Reading
June 11, 2025
Ranking Members Thompson and Lofgren Request GAO Review of CVE and NVD Federal Cybersecurity Programs
(WASHINGTON) - Today, Committee on Homeland Security Ranking Member Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) and Committee on Science, Space and Technology Ranking Member Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) announced they sent a letter to the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to request it conduct a review of the federal cybersecurity programs designed to support vulnerability management for discovered vulnerabilities and weaknesses in information technology systems and specifically assess the effectiveness of … Continue Reading
June 05, 2025
Rep. Goldman, Ranking Member Thompson Lead House Democrats in Response to Trump’s Authoritarian Crackdown on Non-Violent, Law-Abiding Immigrants
(WASHINGTON) - Congressman Dan Goldman (NY-10) and House Homeland Security Committee Ranking Member Bennie G. Thompson (MS-02) today led 84 House Democrats in an oversight letter of inquiry to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem seeking answers regarding the rise in ICE employing its masked, plainclothes officers to detain non-violent, law-abiding immigrants immediately following and in coordination with the dismissal of their existing deportation cases by DHS … Continue Reading
May 30, 2025
Ranking Members Thompson, McIver Demand Answers on DHS Secretary Noem’s New Jet While Aging Mission Critical Aircraft Often Sit Unavailable
(WASHINGTON) - Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, and Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-NJ), Ranking Member of the subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security, sent a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem demanding answers on her request for taxpayers to foot the bill for the Coast Guard to purchase a new $50 million Gulfstream jet for her use. While she prioritizes traveling around the world for photo ops, mission critical … Continue Reading
May 07, 2025
Thompson, Markey, McGovern, Pressley, Carter Continue Investigation into Conditions at ICE Facilities After Hearing Allegations of Multiple Miscarriages Among Detainees
(WASHINGTON) - Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, along with Senator Ed Markey and Reps. Jim McGovern, Ayanna Pressley, and Troy A. Carter Sr. announced they sent a letter to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) seeking more information on the detention conditions of immigrants held at the Central Louisiana ICE Processing Center (CLIPC) and the South Louisiana ICE Processing Center (SLIPC) after an oversight trip to the … Continue Reading
April 29, 2025
Ranking Members Raskin, Thompson, and Connolly Demand Trump Administration Provide the Contract They Crafted With El Salvador to House Hundreds of Migrants in Brutal Mega-Prison
(Washington, D.C.) — Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson, Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, and Rep. Gerrald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent a letter to Trump Administration officials demanding to see the agreement they crafted with El Salvador to hold more than 200 individuals from the United States in the notorious Centro de Confinamiento del Terrorismo … Continue Reading
April 14, 2025
Ranking Members Larsen, Thompson Demand Answers from DOT, DHS About Alarming Use of Anti-Drone System Impacting DCA Airport
(WASHINGTON) - Ranking Member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Rick Larsen (D-WA) and Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) sent a letter to U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem following the recent misuse of counter-unmanned aircraft systems (C-UAS) by the U.S. Secret Service that allegedly violated existing notification and operating … Continue Reading
April 10, 2025
Ranking Members Thompson, Magaziner Write DHS & FBI on Trump Administration Scuttling Domestic Terrorism Programs
(WASHINGTON) - Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, and Rep. Seth Magaziner (D-RI), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence, announced they sent a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Kash Patel regarding reports DHS and FBI are scaling back efforts to counter domestic terrorism, including by firing personnel and canceling programs dedicated to … Continue Reading
April 08, 2025
Ranking Members Thompson, Larsen, DeLauro, Waters and Lofgren Demand DHS Immediately Stop Plans to Eliminate FEMA
(WASHINGTON) - Today, Committee on Homeland Security Ranking Member Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Ranking Member Rick Larsen (D-WA), Committee on Appropriations Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Committee on Financial Services Ranking Member Maxine Waters (D-CA), and Committee on Science, Space and Technology Ranking Member Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) announced they sent a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem demanding she not follow through … Continue Reading
March 28, 2025
Homeland Democrats Again Demand Republicans Call DHS Sec. Noem to Testify on Abuse of Immigration Authorities, Plan to Eliminate FEMA, Mass Firings, Signal App, TSA Union Busting, Grant Freezes, Cyber Workforce
(WASHINGTON) - Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, led Committee Democrats in sending a letter to Committee Chairman Mark Green (R-TN) to again request he call Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem before the Committee to testify on many issues of concern for Congress and the American people. Specifically, the Secretary must defend Trump administration policies, including the abuse of immigration authorities and abandonment of due … Continue Reading
March 26, 2025
Homeland Democrats Write DHS Secretary Noem on Her Use of Signal App in Light of Trump Administration Texting Scandal
(WASHINGTON) - Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, and Committee Democrats sent a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem inquiring on her and the Department’s use of the Signal phone application for official government business in light of the ongoing Trump Administration scandal revealing that senior administration officials, including cabinet secretaries, use Signal to discuss highly sensitive security matters. In the … Continue Reading