Chicago City Wire

Congresswoman Delia C. Ramirez, representing Illinois' 3rd district since 2023, has been vocal on social media regarding several pressing issues. On March 13, 2025, she expressed her stance on political and humanitarian matters through a series of tweets.

In a tweet posted at 17:53 UTC, Congresswoman Ramirez addressed the Senate Democrats with a call to action against what she described as a "Musk-Trump power grab." She urged them not to cooperate with what she termed as evil, emphasizing the importance of courage in the current democratic showdown. "NO cloture. NO votes for show. NO faking a fight. NO enabling the Musk-Trump power grab. We must not cooperate with evil."

Later that day at 19:13 UTC, Ramirez highlighted an incident involving a child U.S. citizen recovering from brain cancer who was denied emergency medical care and subsequently deported after being held in poor conditions at a detention facility. She criticized Republicans for their lack of empathy towards vulnerable individuals, stating "Just more evidence that the Republicans don't care about you: if you are a child fighting brain cancer you…"

At 19:45 UTC on the same day, Congresswoman Ramirez commented on immigration policies and accused those implementing mass deportation agendas of desperation when faced with opposition from educated individuals. She condemned the use of historical legislation like the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 to further authoritarian goals and called for legislative change by promoting new initiatives such as "Neighbors Not…" "You use the archaic, xenophobic Alien Enemies Act of 1798 to accelerate your authoritarian agenda."