Jan. 15 (UPI) -- Rep. Robin Kelly has introduced articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem over the alleged excessive use of force by federal agents executing President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown.
"She needs to be held accountable for her actions," Kelly said during a Wednesday press conference on Capitol Hill, stating Noem "has brought her reign of terror" to cities throughout the country where Immigration and Customs Enforcement and DHS agents have been deployed.
The first article of impeachment accuses Noem of obstructing Congress by prohibiting elected lawmakers from entering a DHS facility used to detain migrants. The article cites Kelly's refusal to enter an ICE facility in Broadview, Ill., and at least six instances of members of Congress being denied entrance to ICE facilities in several states.
The second impeachment article accuses Noem of violating public trust as well as the Immigration and Nationality Act and the First and Fourth Amendments of the Constitution. Kelly cites federal agents allegedly use of excessive and military-style tactics to raid an apartment building in Chicago's South Shore and detain citizens for hours without warrants or reasons for arrest. The lawmaker states these tactics have been employed in other cities, including Minneapolis, where Good was killed.
