The statement reports that Democratic Senator Andy Kim advocated for reinstating workers and made his case to the new DHS chief. While Kim is indeed a Democratic U.S. Senator, the specific claim about advocating for worker reinstatement and meeting with the DHS chief on this issue requires verification of the particular event and context referenced. Without access to the full kfgo.com article or corroborating sources for this specific May 2026 claim, I cannot definitively confirm these details occurred as stated.

The statement describes an event dated May 1, 2026, which is in the future relative to the present; no verifiable record exists of Senator Andy Kim having advocated for worker reinstatement and spoken to the new DHS chief on that date.

The cited source reports that Senator Andy Kim, who advocated for reinstating the workers, said he had presented his case to the newly appointed DHS chief, matching the statement.