One Of Only Dems To Vote For ICE Funding Now Calls For Kristi Noem’s Impeachment

Democratic New York Rep. Laura Gillen, who was one of just seven Democrats to vote Thursday for a bill funding the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), announced Sunday she now supports the impeachment of DHS Secretary Kristi Noem.

In an X post announcing her new position, Gillen appeared to cite the fatal Saturday shooting of Alex Pretti by Border Patrol agents in Minneapolis — though she incorrectly stated he was “killed at the hands of ICE .” The first-term moderate Democrat, who has often broken with her party on immigration issues, represents a swing district covering parts of Nassau County on Long Island and narrowly defeated a one-term Republican incumbent in 2024.

“Another U.S. citizen has been killed at the hands of ICE and there must be accountability, which is why Secretary Noem must be impeached immediately,” Gillen wrote in her social media post.

While ICE and Border Patrol are separate agencies, they are both components of DHS, and therefore would both be funded by the bill currently under consideration by the Senate which Gillen voted for Thursday.

“Under her leadership, ICE has targeted U.S. citizens and children and killed Americans. She is not focused on safety or border security; she’s focused on chaos and self-promotion, undermining local law enforcement and stoking violence as a result. The American people deserve better,” the congresswoman added in her X post.