Correspondence
Thompson, Thanedar, McIver: Kristi Noem Violated Even More Federal Laws When She Made Propaganda Video for Airports, Must Be Investigated
(WASHINGTON) - Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security; Rep. Shri Thanedar (D-MI), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations & Accountability; and Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-NJ), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Transportation & Maritime Security, sent a letter to the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) requesting an investigation into Homeland Secretary Kristi Noem for using government resources to … Continue Reading
October 14, 2025
Democratic Ranking Members to FEMA Head and DHS Inspector General: Stop Retaliation Against FEMA Whistleblowers
Washington, D.C — 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 follow-up letters to Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Senior Official David … Continue Reading
October 09, 2025
Democrats: Shutdown or Not, Kristi Noem Must Testify on DHS Abuses of Power
October 9, 2025 (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 Andrew Garbarino (R-NY) to demand he call Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem before the Committee - regardless of whether the government is shut down - to testify on the many abuses of power that have occurred at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) under her leadership. She originally was invited … Continue Reading
October 07, 2025
Smith, Meeks, Himes, Raskin, Thompson Demand Trump Provide List of Designated Terrorist Organizations and Justification for U.S. Military Strikes in the Caribbean
(WASHINGTON) - Reps. Adam Smith (D-WA), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee, Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Jim Himes (D-CT), Ranking Member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Ranking Member of the House Committee on the Judiciary, and Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Homeland Security, sent a letter today to President Donald Trump demanding he provide … Continue Reading
October 06, 2025
Homeland Security and Judiciary Committees Launch Investigation into Violent Chicago Immigration Raid
(WASHINGTON) - Today, the House Committees on Homeland Security and the Judiciary launched an investigation into the September 30th immigration raid in Chicago that terrorized residents of a South Shore apartment building. Democrats, led by Ranking Members Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) and Jamie Raskin (D-MD), sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem and Attorney General Pamela Bondi demanding details on the operation and answers on the actions of Customs and … Continue Reading
September 25, 2025
Warren, Van Hollen, Raskin, Thompson, Carter, Ramirez Launch New Probe into Trump Administration’s Potential Violation of U.S. and International Law
(WASHINGTON) - Today, Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Chris Van Hollen, along with Reps. Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the House Homeland Security Committee, Troy Carter (D-LA), and Delia C. Ramirez (D-IL) led 60 members of Congress in announcing a new investigation into the Trump administration’s practice of detaining and sending immigrants to countries where they have no citizenship or connections of … Continue Reading
September 24, 2025
Homeland Security Committee Dems Launch Investigation into DHS & FBI’s Role in Tom Homan Cash-for-Contracts Bribery Scandal
(WASHINGTON) - Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, led Committee Democrats in sending letters to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Kash Patel demanding documents and communications related to Trump administration “Border Czar” Tom Homan and the Federal investigation into him. Recently, it was reported that he allegedly accepted cash bribes in exchange for … Continue Reading
September 22, 2025
Homeland Security Committee Dems Demand Tom Homan Testify on Cash-for-Contracts Bribery Scandal
(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 Andrew Gabarino (R-NY) to demand he call Trump administration “Border Czar” - and Department of Homeland Security official - Tom Homan to appear before the Committee to answer allegations that he accepted cash bribes in exchange for promises to deliver government contracts. “Homan has been at the forefront of the Trump … Continue Reading
September 16, 2025
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