Washington, March 5 -- Congressman Rob Menendez issued the following press release:

Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) Vice Chair of Policy Congressman Rob Menendez joined CHC leadership today in releasing the following statement after DHS Secretary Kristi Noem's firing:

"Kristi Noem demonstrated from the very beginning that she was not up to the responsibility of leading the Department of Homeland Security. For more than a month, the Congressional Hispanic Caucus has called for her removal, raising serious concerns about her leadership, the erosion of due process, and a pattern of abuses carried out under her watch.

"That it took President Trump more than a year to reach this conclusion is itself an indictment of the administration's j...