Delia Ramirez

Illinois Rep. Delia Ramirez has introduced the "Reimagining Safety Act," legislation that would abolish the Department of Homeland Security and ICE, replacing DHS with a new Department of Community Safety. The move follows a federal raid on Rep. Ilhan Omar's Washington home, where Homeland Security Investigations agents searched the property early Monday as part of a Justice Department probe into decades-old paperwork, seizing her phone and issuing subpoenas to relatives. Omar called the raid an "outrageous abuse of power"; President Trump denied involvement.

Ramirez's 71-page bill would shift immigration enforcement to the Justice Department, customs to Treasury, and TSA/Coast Guard to Transportation, while redirecting DHS funds toward Medicare for All, housing, and education. It has fewer than seven co-sponsors and faces long odds in the Republican-controlled Congress. Republicans have called the proposal "utterly insane," while some moderate Democrats also oppose abolishing ICE. Separately, Ramirez joined advocacy groups to unveil a broader immigration reform platform with 19 congressional co-sponsors and backing from 54 civil rights organizations.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has rejected Illinois' request for a major disaster declaration following severe storms, flooding, straight-line winds and tornadoes that struck the state in August. FEMA Administrator Cameron Hamilton said federal assistance was "not warranted," affecting Champaign, Cook, Ford, Fulton, McLean, Tazewell, Vermilion and Will counties. Gov. JB Pritzker's office says the state will appeal, citing extensive damage to homes, infrastructure and widespread power outages. Pritzker accused Trump of playing politics with disaster relief, a charge echoed by Illinois Democrats including Sen. Dick Durbin and Rep. Robin Kelly, while Republican Rep. Darin LaHood also urged approval of the declaration.

The denial follows renewed attacks by Trump on Chicago over crime and comes amid separate reporting that Trump approved disaster aid for Ohio ahead of a campaign rally while leaving other states' requests pending. Trump has also approved aid for Hawaii and New Hampshire, complicating claims of a partisan pattern. The White House denies any political motive behind its disaster aid decisions.

Rep. Andrea Salinas (D-OR) introduced the ICE Shootings Transparency Act on Friday alongside Rep. Delia Ramirez (D-IL), legislation that would require the Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. Attorney General to share evidence with local law enforcement after officer-involved shootings and other use-of-force incidents involving ICE or CBP agents.

Salinas said the federal government has repeatedly withheld evidence from local investigators since the start of the current Trump administration. The bill follows the January 2026 death of Renee Good, shot by ICE in Minneapolis, after which Minnesota's Bureau of Criminal Apprehension said it was removed from a joint investigation with the FBI. Months later, ICE agents fatally shot Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Texas under similar circumstances, with federal agencies again declining to cooperate with state and local authorities.

Ramirez used the announcement to renew calls to abolish ICE and dismantle DHS. CBP referred comment to DHS, which did not respond; DHS, ICE, and the Justice Department declined to comment. The bill has several Democratic cosponsors in the House.