House Democrat calls to abolish DHS and replace with ‘community safety’ department

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Giaritelli, A. (2026, October 14). House Democrat calls to abolish DHS and replace with ‘community safety’ department. Washington Examiner. https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/national-security/4765559/house-democrat-calls-to-abolish-dhs-replace-with-community-safety-department/

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Washington Examiner · collected 2026-10-14 · by Anna Giaritelli

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Rep. Delia Ramirez (D-IL) has introduced legislation to abolish the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and replace it with a new "Department of Community Safety." The bill aims to eliminate agencies like ICE and CBP, redirecting their funding toward community programs. Ramirez argues that DHS violates civil rights under the guise of security. Republican Sen. Jim Banks criticized the proposal, emphasizing its potential impact on American safety and families affected by illegal immigration.
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Story summary

Rep. Delia Ramirez (D-Ill.) has introduced the "Reimagining Safety Act," aiming to abolish the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and end all immigration detentions in the U.S., following the recent shooting of Oscar Belgal by ICE agents in New York City's Bronx borough last week. Ramirez argues that DHS, established post-9/11, has been used to persecute various groups, including Muslims, Haitians, Latinos, and dissenters. The bill seeks to dismantle DHS entirely and replace it with a new Department of Community Safety, eliminating ICE and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) while preserving agencies like the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Ramirez’s legislation also calls for transferring certain customs and immigration functions to other federal departments. Co-sponsors include Reps. Rashida Tlaib, Adelita Grijalva, and Jim McGovern.

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📰 Abolish Homeland Security Pushed
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Fox News
⚖️ Leans strongly left 🔴 6% hedged 1 of 18 📰 publisher trust 70
“Both articles report on Rep. Delia Ramirez's introduction of legislation to abolish ICE, CBP, and DHS, replacing it with a Department of Community Safety.”
New York Post · 0.86 cosine similarity
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 7% hedged 1 of 15 📰 publisher trust 67
“While both articles discuss Rep. Delia Ramirez's bill to abolish DHS, they describe different aspects and timing of the proposal.”
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Anna Giaritelli
19 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction
🔮 Rep. Delia Ramirez (D-IL) introduced a bill on Tuesday, just weeks ahead of the midterm election, that would go considerably further than socialists’ calls to get rid of DHS agency U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement but keep the rest of the department.
🔮 EXCLUSIVE — Leaked government data set to be publicly released in the coming weeks show the number of illegal immigrants apprehended by Border Patrol for attempting to enter the country illegally from Mexico declined by more than 2 million in President Donald Trump’s first full fiscal year in office compared to his predecessor’s year one.
🔮 “Time will tell all.”
🔮 Although the White House has touted that the taxes on imports would benefit Americans, the cost of goods remains high.
🔮 “The men and women of ICE also share in the success of a secure border because they have sent a message to the whole world that they will enforce immigration laws in the interior and continue to break monthly historic records for arrests and deportations.
🔮 “This administration will continue to pursue the largest denaturalization effort in department history to restore trust and integrity in U.S. citizenship.
2026-10-05 · assertive framing · DOJ strips US citizenship from 40 alleged criminals
🔮 “Some backgrounds take 3-6 months, so the person could have graduated and be working at a field office before their full clearance gets granted or denied,” the retired official said in a text message.
🔮 U.S. District Judge P. Kevin Castel for the Southern District of New York, a George W. Bush appointee, ruled Thursday that federal law enforcement officers from Immigration and Customs Enforcement would not be permitted inside courthouses.
🔮 Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA) privately pushed Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin to release a woman from ICE detention because the detainee is expected to be deported to a country that she is not from.
🔮 A leaked ICE memo issued Wednesday and obtained by the Washington Examiner on Thursday states that previous direction issued in July and August has been replaced with a new policy that says only officers who have completed five specific ICE training courses may conduct traditional traffic stops and high-risk or felony vehicle stops.
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Topics

Congress DHS Democrats ICE U.S.

Subjects

DHS ORG · 7× Ramirez PERSON · 5× Democrats NORP · 4× ICE ORG · 4× AMERICAN NORP · 3× Congress ORG · 2× U.S. GPE · 2× Democrat NORP · 1× House ORG · 1× the Department of Homeland Security ORG · 1×

Narrative

“Every person dead in detention, shot or killed by ICE and [U.S. Customs and Border Protection], every neighbor deported to a third country, every family separated, every community [the Federal Emergency Management Agency] failed, every miscarriage due to substandard care, every dissenter wrongfully branded, targeted, and persecuted as ‘terrorist,’ and every threat against our elections by [President Donald Trump], [DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin], and [White House deputy chief of staff for policy Stephen Miller] is a reason DHS must be dismantled and something new must take its place
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-14
🔮 Rep. Delia Ramirez (D-IL) introduced a bill on Tuesday, just weeks ahead of the midterm election, that would go considerably further than socialists’ calls to get rid of DHS agency U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement but keep the rest of the department.

Claims (19 extracted, 1 hedged)

A progressive House Democrat has proposed legislation to completely shut down the Department of Homeland Security and replace it with the “Department of Community Safety.” asserted
Democrat → propose → Safety
Rep. Delia Ramirez (D-IL) introduced a bill on Tuesday, just weeks ahead of the midterm election, that would go considerably further than socialists’ calls to get rid of DHS agency U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement but keep the rest of the department. asserted
that → introduce → department
“DHS was founded out of a profound national trauma, established to violate our rights under the pretense of securing our safety,” Ramirez said in a statement. asserted
Ramirez → found → statement
“But we cannot add new pains to old ones.” asserted
we → add → ones
“Every person dead in detention, shot or killed by ICE and [U.S. Customs and Border Protection], every neighbor deported to a third country, every family separated, every community [the Federal Emergency Management Agency] failed, every miscarriage due to substandard care, every dissenter wrongfully branded, targeted, and persecuted as ‘terrorist,’ and every threat against our elections by [President Donald Trump], [DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin], and [White House deputy chief of staff for policy Stephen Miller] is a reason DHS must be dismantled and something new must take its place asserted
something → shoot → place
,” Ramirez said. asserted
Ramirez → say → ?
Trump‘s focus on deportations put ICE in Democrats’ crosshairs in 2025, prompting progressive Democrats to call for abolishing the agency. asserted
focus → put → agency
But many Democrats have moved away from “abolish ICE” messaging as the midterm elections approach, and as the Trump administration has moved away from featuring its deportation agenda. asserted
administration → move → agenda
Ramirez’s Reimagining Safety Act would do away with the two-decade-old department that was created by Congress in the aftermath of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. asserted
that → do → attacks
Several DHS agencies, including the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, FEMA, Transportation Security Administration, and some customs responsibilities would be shifted into a new department called the Department of Community Safety. asserted
agencies → include → Safety
ICE and CBP would be outright abolished, according to Ramirez’s proposal. uncertain
ICE → abolish → proposal
The funding would be redirected “in our communities,” a press release reads. asserted
release → redirect → communities
Congress, which is tasked with managing immigration levels, would be responsible for establishing a civil immigration system outside the DHS. asserted
which → task → DHS
Immigration offenses are civil matters, as opposed to criminal, but because the federal government established immigration law, immigration violations are federal offenses. asserted
violations → oppose → law
Reps. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Adelita Grijalva (D-AZ), and Jim McGovern (D-MA) signed onto the bill as co-sponsors. asserted
Tlaib → sign → sponsors
The DHS comprises a total of eight agencies, as well as a dozen other components, including the U.S. Coast Guard and Secret Service. asserted
DHS → comprise → Guard
Sen. Jim Banks (R-IN) called Ramirez’s idea backward and not beneficial to U.S. citizens. asserted
Banks → call → citizens
What about the AMERICAN COMMUNITIES terrorized by criminal illegal aliens?” Banks wrote in a post to X. asserted
Banks → terrorize → X.
“Democrats will fight for everyone except the American people.” asserted
Democrats → fight → people
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