U.S. Rep. Greg Stanton of Arizona explains why he wants DHS Sec. Kristi Noem to resign

The way ICE operates under Kristi Noem's leadership is unacceptable, U.S. Rep. Greg Stanton stays, calling for ICE reform and her impeachment.

BY SERENA O'SULLIVAN

Jan 30, 2026, 10:15 AM Updated: 10:53 am

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Watch: U.S. Rep. Greg Stanton is one of several lawmakers calling for the impeachment of Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem. He joined Arizona's Morning News to explain why she needs to leave office as ICE tensions continue to escalate in Minneapolis. | 12 mins

PHOENIX – As ICE reform legislation works its way through Congress, one of Arizona’s top Democrats is renewing his calls for the impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.

“It’s my assessment that Secretary Noem is completely incompetent for this important job at hand,” U.S. Rep. Greg Stanton told KTAR News 92.3 FM’s Arizona’s Morning News on Friday. “She runs one of the most important departments in the entire federal government.”

He has critiqued her for a long time, but more prominent Democrats have been joining his condemnation after this month’s fatal ICE-involved shootings of nurse Alex Pretti and poet Renee Good in Minneapolis. Both Pretti and Good were U.S. citizens.

Why is Greg Stanton calling for Kristi Noem impeachment?

“These are officers, agents on the streets that are not trained, are covering their faces with masks. They don’t automatically have the body cameras on. They’re not getting proper warrants,” Stanton said.

He said the agencies Noem manages aren’t acting according to any appropriate code of conduct like those that govern local police departments.

“It’s totally unacceptable. It’s mismanagement,” Stanton said. “If she were the police chief, she’d be fired, and if President (Donald) Trump won’t fire her, she deserves first to be impeached.”

He spoke several days after Homeland Security Investigations raided multiple Zipps Sports Grill locations across the Valley on Monday, leading to criminal charges against several undocumented migrants.

DHS has also reportedly bought a large warehouse off of Sweetwater Avenue and Dysart Road in Surprise, though its intended use has not been disclosed.

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Comments

Mista Dobalinas 6 months ago

If you don't see the difference between a mask being worn to prevent the spread of a disease vs. wearing a mask to hide the identity of secret police acting violently toward the public, maybe you should read some history books.
But since you brought up hypocrisy, how is it that they are able stay alive breathing in all of that CO2?!?!

Ucbay Anner 6 months ago

Meanwhile, her boss continues the fraud:
"Trump demands $10 billion from IRS over tax leak as conflict concerns deepen" Trump is joined in the case by his two eldest sons and the Trump Organization.

Trump engaged in “outright fraud” and other “dubious” schemes to avoid taxation. According to a ProPublica investigation, Trump “paid $750 in federal income taxes in 2016, the year he was elected president, and… he had not paid any income taxes in 10 of the previous 15 years.

How can you support someone who robs your money or worse, sends Noem's thugs after you?

Gary Leslie 6 months ago

Stanton only wants her to resign because it’s the liberals current rant & party line. The guy is a total putz!

U.S. Rep. Greg Stanton of Arizona explains why he wants DHS Sec. Kristi Noem to resign

Why is Greg Stanton calling for Kristi Noem impeachment?

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