Overview

• During her Aug. 8 keynote in New Orleans, Ramirez directly called U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement a “terrorist organization” while criticizing former acting director Tom Homan.
• Right-leaning outlets spotlighted her statement alongside her previous Spanish remark about prioritizing Guatemalan heritage, renewing GOP calls for denaturalization and ethics probes.
• Opponents have questioned her committee role and cited her husband’s reported immigration status, although some details remain unverified by independent reporting.
• Administration officials defend intensified ICE operations by pointing to sharp increases in assaults on agents, while independent analysts dispute the scale of those figures.
• Despite heightened partisan fallout, no congressional or disciplinary measures have been initiated in response to Ramirez’s comments.