Rep. Delia Ramirez to DHS officials: "I have as much respect for you as I do for the last white men who put on masks to terrorize communities of color. I have no respect for the inheritors of the Klanhood and the slave patrol. Those activities were criminal and so are yours." pic.twitter.com/xeXMgRf3FO
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) February 10, 2026
Rep. Delia Ramirez (D-IL) slammed ICE Director Todd Lyons, Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Rodney Scott and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Director Joseph Edlow for the deaths of American citizens and unlawful behavior by federal agents:
My mother, a Guatemalan immigrant and an American, taught me that I have a responsibility to look evil in the eye and to fight it..
You have used your power to perpetrate great evil. And it’s about time you answer to this committee for the lawlessness that you’ve empowered and defended in your testimony…
I have as much respect for you as I do for the last white men who put on masks to terrorize communities of color. I have no respect for the inheritors of the Klanhood and the slave patrol. Those activities were immoral then and criminal, and so are yours.
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