Press Releases

CHICAGO – U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly (IL-02) gathered with community violence intervention (CVI) leaders and gun safety advocates to decry President Donald Trump’s decision to deploy the National Guard. Following the recent decision by a federal judge to temporarily block National Guard activity in Illinois, Rep. Kelly remains vigilant against President Trump’s attacks on Chicago.

Rep. Kelly called out President Trump’s hypocrisy for sending the National Guard, allegedly due to crime levels, while rescinding $16 million in funds dedicated to Chicago CVI organizations.

CHICAGO – U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly (IL-02) led a letter with members of the Illinois delegation demanding ICE accountability to the Offices of Inspector General at the Departments of Justice and Homeland Security. Since the launch of President Donald Trump’s “Operation Midway Blitz,” raids by the U.S.

CHICAGO – U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly (IL-02) released the following statement in response to news of President Donald Trump deploying at least 300 National Guard troops to Chicago today:

“President Trump is bringing war to Chicago. He’s called our city violent and out of control, yet he is the one who has endangered our communities, terrorized immigrants, and wreaked chaos. Just last week, ICE agents burst through an apartment building in my district with flashbang grenades and dragged children, some of them naked, into the street. This is not the America I know.

WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly (IL-02), co-chair of the bipartisan Maternal Care Caucus and Chair of the CBC Health Braintrust, released the following statement after President Donald Trump announced that the Food and Drug Administration will update labels to discourage pregnant women from using acetaminophen, falsely linking the over-the-counter painkiller with autism.

CHICAGO – U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly (IL-02) released the following statement after voting no on the Charlie Kirk resolution:

“The resolution did not condemn political violence, did not offer solutions to gun violence, and did not include any unifying language to lower temperatures of our country’s political climate. So, let me be clear: I condemn political violence, I have urged my colleagues many times to pass gun safety reform, and I believe our democracy needs healing.

WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly (IL-02), co-chair of the Predominantly Black Institution Caucus, sent a letter to U.S. Secretary Linda McMahon regarding the diversion of funds from Minority-Serving Institutions to Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Rep. Kelly was joined by leaders in the Congressional Tri-Caucus, including U.S.