The statement reports that Andy Kim said he made his case to the new DHS chief. Without access to the original source (mymixfm.com) or a transcript/recording of Kim's remarks, it cannot be independently verified whether he actually made this specific claim. The statement is about what Kim said rather than an objective fact, making verification dependent on the accuracy of the secondary source.

No verifiable record shows Senator Andy Kim stating on May 1, 2026 that he had made his case to the new DHS chief; the cited source cannot be confirmed.

The statement is a direct quote attributed to Senator Andy Kim and reported by a media source; there is no evidence contradicting that he made this remark.