Throughout this Congress, we have seen elements of what I think of as sort of a Republican war on immigrants.

I would like to ask unanimous consent to include in the record the following statements.

I was deeply disappointed to learn of the title of this hearing, 'Holiday on ICE.'

Do you think those things really go too far?

the case of Mr. Boubacar Bah's death, previously articulated by Representative Lofgren, is a case in point.

Do you think that really goes too far to say that the male ICE officers should not strip search the women detainees?

I think it is very easy to pick on the most vulnerable people, and I think that is some of what is going on here today.

The new reforms could have spared Francisco Castaneda from amputation of his penis and then death.

If this were in place earlier, Ms. M.C. and countless other women could have been spared rape.

That individual should have been deported to Vietnam. Vietnam refused to take him.

I do not think that it is a hospitality guideline to prevent rape of detainees, women who have done nothing wrong.

According to the judge who presided over his Federal lawsuit, the case represented 'one of the most, if not the most, egregious 8th Amendment violations the court has ever encountered.'

I indicated a willingness to write a bill that would actually work to make sure that an individual like this could, in fact, be deported.

I have to say that I am a little bit concerned about the tremendous opposition to the rotation concept.

Have these certifications been effective in improving the quality of financial reporting?

Good morning, and thank you, Mr. Chairman, for holding this hearing.

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