Source: United States House of Representatives – Congresswoman Angie Craig (MN-02)
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Representative Angie Craig joined Rep. Raul Ruiz (CA-25) in introducing legislation to establish standards of care for individuals held in Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody. The Humanitarian Standards for Individuals in ICE and CBP Custody Act would require ICE and CBP to conduct timely, in-person medical screenings and ensure basic humanitarian standards for individuals in ICE and CBP custody.
In 2025 alone, 53 people died in ICE and CBP custody. In fact, 2025 was ICE’s deadliest year in more than two decades.
“President Trump and Kristi Noem can lie all they want, but we know from our constituents being held in ICE and CBP custody that the conditions inside these federal detention facilities are unlivable,” said Rep. Craig. “This administration has repeatedly ignored due process and treated our immigrant communities as subhuman, and we aren’t going to let them get away with it. That’s why I’m leading legislation to put common sense standards in place to ensure folks in ICE and CBP custody get the care they need.”
Last month, Rep. Craig attempted to conduct a Congressional oversight visit of the ICE detention facility at the Whipple Federal Building in Minneapolis. She and her colleagues Reps. Ilhan Omar (MN-05) and Kelly Morrison (MN-03) were illegally turned away by ICE officials.
She helped lead articles of impeachment against DHS Secretary Kristi Noem in the House and voted against the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) appropriations bill providing funding for ICE.
Today, Rep. Craig joined her colleagues in a press conference outside the ICE headquarters in Washington, DC demanding Kristi Noem step down as Secretary of Homeland Security.
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