Correspondence
Thompson, Markey, McGovern, Pressley, Carter Continue Investigation into Conditions at ICE Facilities After Hearing Allegations of Multiple Miscarriages
(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 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
March 21, 2025
Ranking Members Thompson & Connolly Launch Investigation into DHS’s $200 Million Bizarre “Thank You Trump” Ad Campaign Awarded to Cronies
(WASHINGTON) - Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, and Rep. Gerald E. Connolly (D-MD), Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem requesting all documents and communications related to the Department’s taxpayer-funded advertising campaign meant to stroke President Trump’s ego—at his own request. Contrary to the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) … Continue Reading
March 20, 2025
Ranking Member Thompson, Democratic Committee Leaders Request Watchdog Review DOGE’s Actions at DHS to Assess National Security Impact
(WASHINGTON) - Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, along with the six Democratic Subcommittee Ranking Members of the Committee, announced they have requested that the Government Accountability Office (GAO) conduct a full review the Department of Government Efficiency’s (DOGE) actions at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) - including mass firings, access to information systems, and cancellation of contracts and grants. Letter … Continue Reading
February 25, 2025
Homeland Democrats Inquiry on Kristi Noem’s Illegal Mass Firings at DHS
2025 (WASHINGTON) - Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, and Committee Democrats, announced a letter they sent to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem inquiring on her recent illegal termination of hundreds of Department of Homeland Security (DHS) probationary employees, including those who had received strong performance reviews and military veterans. Letter excerpt: Without a fully staffed Department, the United States is less … Continue Reading
February 24, 2025
Thompson, Raskin Demand Noem Investigate Reports of ICE Counsel Expressing Racist and Xenophobic Views Online Since 2012
(WASHINGTON) - Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, and Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Ranking Member of the Committee on the Judiciary, sent a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem demanding she launch an immediate investigation - and pursue appropriate disciplinary action if verified - into reports that an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Assistant Chief Counsel, James Rodden, openly expresses racist and xenophobic views … Continue Reading
February 13, 2025
Ranking Members Larsen, Thompson Send Letter to Trump Officials About Illegal Firing of Four FEMA Employees
(WASHINGTON) - Today, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Rick Larsen (D-WA), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Homeland Security Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) and the Ranking Members from their relevant subcommittees sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem and the Senior Official Performing the Duties of Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Cameron Hamilton following the illegal … Continue Reading
February 11, 2025
Ranking Member Thompson: DHS Sec. Noem Must Testify on DOGE Access to DHS Systems, Comments on Dismantling FEMA, Attacks on Law Enforcement
(WASHINGTON) - Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, sent a letter to Committee Chairman Mark Green (R-TN) to demand that he invite Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to testify before the Committee to answer questions on Elon Musk and DOGE’s access to Department of Homeland Security IT systems, her and President Trump’s comments on dismantling FEMA, her attacks on law enforcement, and her not prioritizing cybersecurity: Letter … Continue Reading
February 05, 2025
Homeland Democrats Demand Trump Administration Follow Federal Data Protection Laws in Elon’s DOGE Debacle
(WASHINGTON) - Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, and Committee Democrats sent a letter to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) demanding that the Trump Administration follow all relevant Federal data protection laws after it was revealed this week that Elon Musk and DOGE have exceeded their authority and may have broken numerous Federal laws with grave national security consequences. “We know that China and other foreign … Continue Reading
February 05, 2025
Homeland Democrats Demand Information About National Security Impact of Trump’s Hiring Freeze on our Cybersecurity Workforce
(WASHINGTON) - Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, and Committee Democrats sent a letter to Office of Personnel Management demanding more information on the impact President Trump’s hiring freeze will have on the Federal government’s cybersecurity workforce. “[T]he Federal government has struggled to recruit, hire, and retain qualified cybersecurity workers for many years. During the Biden Administration, the Federal government took … Continue Reading
January 31, 2025
Homeland Democrats Write DHS Secretary Noem After Trump Administration Creates Mass Confusion on Critical Homeland Security Grants
(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 on the Trump Administration’s confusing plans for critical homeland security grants that Congress has funded in law. This week, after the administration rescinded - and a judge blocked - an Office of Management and Budget memorandum ordering agencies to stop disbursements of grants, Noem added to the chaos … Continue Reading
January 25, 2025
Rebuking Late-night Purge of Inspectors General, House Democratic Ranking Members Demand Trump Comply with the Law
(WASHINGTON) - Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, joined House Committee Ranking Members in a letter to President Donald Trump condemning his attempted late-night purge of at least 12 independent inspectors general, which violated federal law designed to protect their work from political interference and intimidation. The Ranking Members wrote: “We write to express our grave concern about your recent attempt to unlawfully and … Continue Reading
March 08, 2024
Ranking Members Thompson and Raskin Call on Chairmen Comer and Green to Reject DHS IG Cuffari’s Attempts to Evade Oversight
(WASHINGTON) - Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, and Rep. Bennie G. Thompson, Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, sent a letter to Rep. James Comer, Chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, and Rep. Mark Green, Chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security, urging them to reject Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Inspector General Joseph V. Cuffari’s attempts to evade oversight and accountability … Continue Reading
March 01, 2024
Congressmen Goldman, Thompson, Magaziner Lead Call for Biden Administration to Name Domestic Terrorism Director, Request Update on National Strategy for Countering Domestic Terrorism
Congressman Dan Goldman (NY-10), Homeland Security Committee Ranking Member Bennie G. Thompson (MS-02), and Homeland Security Subcommittee on Counterterrorism Ranking Member Seth Magaziner (RI-02) Today Led 23 Democrats in a letter to President Biden Requesting an Update on the Administration’s Implementation of the National Strategy for Countering Domestic Terrorism (the National Strategy). In their letter, which was endorsed by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) and the NAACP, the lawmakers … Continue Reading
January 26, 2024
Ranking Member Thompson Rips Republicans for “Inept and Inappropriate” Impeachment Process Ignoring Past Precedent and Due Process
(WASHINGTON) - Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, sent a letter to Committee Chairman Mark Green laying out five key areas in which his committee has ignored past precedent and proper due process in its rush to markup an impeachment resolution of Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas. This impeachment inquiry was not authorized by the full House. Secretary Mayorkas was not afforded any rights in the absence of an authorized … Continue Reading
January 25, 2024
Ranking Members Raskin and Thompson Call on DHS IG Cuffari to Cooperate with Congressional Investigation
(WASHINGTON) - Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson, Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, and Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Inspector General (IG) Joseph V. Cuffari renewing their call for his office to comply with Congressional requests for documents and information into the use of taxpayer funds to settle claims of retaliation against him. New evidence obtained by the … Continue Reading