Rep. Delia Ramirez (D-IL) admitted that several members of her family remain “undocumented” in the United States.
“DISGUSTING. If there was any doubt that the Congresswoman from Illinois is fighting for illegal aliens over her ACTUAL constituents, here she is proudly claiming that her family is ‘undocumented,'” ICE wrote on social media, sharing a clip of Ramirez’s statement. “Sanctuary politicians should be thanking law enforcement for removing criminal illegal aliens from their communities.”
The congresswoman’s comment came just days after she described ICE as a “terrorist organization.”
“Well, Tom Homan, let me tell you, all over the country,” she said. “We will continue to stand up for our rights, and we will continue to call out the terrorist organization that is ICE.”
Earlier this month, Ramirez declared that she is a “proud Guatemalan before I’m an American” during an event in Mexico City.
Ramirez defended her comment in a release from her office, where she asserted the criticisms were a “weak attempt to silence my dissent and invalidate my patriotic criticism of the nativist, white supremacist, authoritarians in government. It is the definition of hypocrisy that members of Congress —who betray their oath each day they enable Trump— are attacking me for celebrating my Guatemalan-American roots.”
“Honoring my Guatemalan ancestry only strengthens my commitment to America. That is the truth I carry with me always. And it is a truth that many Americans carry with them,” her statement added. “Anyone who denies our claim on this country simply because we dare to honor our diverse heritage and immigrant roots only exposes how fragile and small-minded their own idea of America really is.”
