Kristi Noem meets with Democratic lawmaker in ‘combative’ meeting about ICE conduct

Delia Ramirez said DHS head ‘viciously lied’ when pressed about departmental officials allegedly breaking the law

The US congresswoman Delia Ramirez, one of the most vocal pro-immigrant national lawmakers, pressed for the secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Kristi Noem, to resign during a “combative” closed-door meeting between the two on Wednesday, according to a Guardian interview with the representative and a follow-up letter submitted to Noem.

The meeting was the first one-on-one private meeting that Noem has had with a Democratic member of Congress since her tenure at the top of the DHS began last year.

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