Adriano Espaillat: “If confirmed, she will be the first woman of color to hold this important role.”

We’re fighting this from the legal front and the budgeting front and the legislative front. And we’re fighting this in public opinion.

I rise today to forcefully speak against the Trump administration's horrific ICE abuses and to demand accountability for the deaths of 45 individuals who have died within the custody of DHS since the start of 2025. Mr. Speaker, 2025 was…

Of course, it will be horrible that you send back people to a condition that doesn't safeguard their lives.

The additional $70 billion in funding will only continue a detention and deportation industry that profits from human suffering.