Source: United States House of Representatives – Congresswoman Linda Sanchez (38th District of CA)
WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Linda T. Sánchez (D-Calif.) today released the following statement opposing the Homeland Security appropriations bill due to its funding of Immigration and Customs Enforcement:
“ICE has been terrorizing the people I represent. I will not vote to give one more dime to President Trump’s personal secret police until it’s brought under control.
“What we are seeing in our neighborhoods is not law enforcement. It’s gestapo-like provocation. ICE is deliberately escalating chaos, flooding our communities with fear, ripping parents from children, traumatizing families and operating as if they are above the law. This is not about public safety – it is federally sanctioned violence with impunity.
“Ranking Member DeLauro should be commended for forcing through the Republican-controlled Appropriations Committee some long-overdue ICE reforms and additional disaster-relief funding for LA wildfire victims. But I still believe every new dollar handed to ICE right now is a green light for more abuse, particularly when they already received billions of new funding under the Republican tax scam.
“ICE is out of control. It has shown that it cannot be trusted. If we want to stop the damage, terror and lawlessness, we must stop funding ICE and hold them accountable.”
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