Robin Kelly, Democratic U.S. Representative from Illinois’ 2nd Congressional District, introduced articles of impeachment against Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Jan. 14, after announcing it a week earlier. “From Chicago to Charlotte to Los Angeles to Minneapolis, Secretary Noem is violating the Constitution while ruining—and ending —lives, and separating families. “Secretary Noem has called my impeachment effort ‘silly,’” Kelly shared at a press conference on Jan. 14. Kelly claims Noem violated “5 C.F.R pt. In order to impeach Noem, the House of Representatives needs a simple majority to adopt the articles of impeachment.