{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://ramirez.house.gov/media/press-releases/ramirez-moves-subpoena-bovino-unlawful-military-tactics-lies-chicago", "Ramirez Moves to Subpoena Bovino for Unlawful Military Tactics, Lies in Chicago", "2025-12-03", "2025", "2025-12", "Democrat", "House", "IL", "Delia C. Ramirez", "R000617", "ramirez.house.gov", "ramirez", "https://ramirez.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "December 3, 2025\n\nCongresswoman Ramirez also called for the resignation of Secretary Kristi Noem\n\nWashington, DC\u2014Today, Congresswoman Delia C. Ramirez (IL-03) motioned to subpoena Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino to answer questions before the House Committee on Homeland Security. Ramirez\u2019s motion follows Bovino\u2019s lawless campaign of terror in Chicago. Bovino and CBP agents used riot control weapons at least 49 times across 18 incidents since October 1, violated court injunctions and agency rules, and lied to the court about incidents where civilians' lives were endangered.\n\nDuring the Committee hearing, Congresswoman Ramirez also, again, submitted for the record her demand that Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem resign. Ramirez first demanded her resignation in April 2025.\n\nAfter Republicans delayed the vote for 40 minutes, they tabled the motion, demonstrating their complicity with the unlawful and unaccountable actions of Trump\u2019s DHS.\n\n\u201cIf Noem and Bovino have nothing to hide and are acting within the confines of the law, they should be able to come to the Committee and testify,\u201d added Congresswoman Ramirez.\n\nFor the full video of the Congresswoman\u2019s remarks and motion to subpoena, CLICK HERE.\n\nFull remarks as prepared for delivery:\n\nToday\u2019s hearing should be titled, \u201cWhen Badges Become Shields: How DHS agents\u2019 violations of our rights fuel distrust and danger.\u201d\n\nTo suggest that DHS\u2019s agents are professional law enforcement officers - bound by the same oversight and accountability - is ridiculous.\n\nLaw enforcement officers go through vetting before training.\n\nNew ICE recruits are irresponsibly being accelerated from vetting to training, and only dismissed if DHS finds out about and retroactively acts on information about failed drug tests, criminal backgrounds, or other requirements.\n\nLaw enforcement officers are required to wear badges, show their faces, and identify themselves.\n\nDHS\u2019s agents use anonymity to terrorize our communities and violate our rights.\n\nThere are mechanisms for law enforcement officers to be held accountable by the public, investigated, and disciplined.\n\nDHS\u2019s agents reject accountability, disregard court orders, and violate consent decrees.\n\nBottom line: DHS agents LIE, act with IMPUNITY, reject CHECKS and BALANCES, and IGNORE Congress and the Courts.\n\nThe American People\u2019s anger and intolerance of DHS\u2019s violations of our rights are the result of DHS\u2019s unlawful, unaccountable, unconstitutional actions, which put the American people and our liberties at great risk.\n\nDHS is the single greatest threat to public safety today.\n\nDHS agents used chemical weapons on protesters and bystanders at least 49 times across 18 incidents in Chicago and the suburbs since Oct. 1.\n\nSince U.S. District Court Judge Ellis issued an order forbidding federal agents from using riot control weapons on November 6th, federal agents used chemical weapons at least four times, including two cases where agents appeared to fire pepper spray into a moving car, possibly violating both the injunction and Border Patrol rules restricting chemical weapon use on motorists.\n\nGreg Bovino and DHS claimed that he had been hit by a rock in the head before throwing tear gas, but video evidence disproves it. And he ultimately admitted he was not hit until after he threw the tear gas.\n\nThe government alleged that Marimar Martinez used her car to assault and impede federal law enforcement. But then federal prosecutors filed a motion to dismiss their own case. Why? Because while she didn\u2019t assault the agents, they DID shoot her 5 times and then bragged about it.\n\nAnd you know why rank-and-file agents think they are above the law?\n\nBecause the leadership thinks DHS is above the law.\n\nDHS leadership LIES, acts with IMPUNITY, rejects CHECKS and BALANCES, and IGNORES Congress and the Courts.\n\nPeople ask us why DHS is allowed to behave this way. The truth is that DHS was intentionally established with an overbroad mission and unchecked power. And Republicans expanded that unaccountable power with a blank check and unlimited personnel.\n\nTerrorizing us is the point. Violating our rights is the point. Fear is the point.\n\nBut nothing DHS is doing is making us safer. And Americans are done - we see through the lie.\n\nEnough is enough. DHS must be held accountable.\n\nThat is why I move to subpoena Gregory Bovino to come before this Committee to answer for his actions.\n\nMr. Chair, pursuant to clause 2(k)(6) of rule 11, I move that the Committee subpoena Gregory Bovino.\n\nThat is also why I, again, request Kristi Noem\u2019s resignation.\n\nI yield back.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:09:11Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://ramirez.house.gov/media/press-releases/ramirez-moves-subpoena-bovino-unlawful-military-tactics-lies-chicago"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.7830799333751202, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}