Washington, March 5 -- Congressman Steve Cohen issued the following press release:
Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), a senior member of the Judiciary Committee, welcomed the Trump administration's decision to fire Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem a day after she appeared before the Judiciary Committee at an oversight hearing. In yesterday's hearing, Congressman Cohen challenged Secretary Noem on her claim that she was deporting "the worst of the worst." In remarks at this morning's markup, Congressman Cohen followed up on his line of questioning, explaining why local law enforcement agencies decline to cooperate with an "out of control" Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency. The legislation being considered wo...