Adriano Espaillat: “The Caribbean is, in fact, our third border, and we ought to direct necessary focus to the region.”

When I came to this nation as a young, immigrant boy, I never could have imagined I would be a member of Congress.

We need to be careful of fair weather friends that come around and say that the rent is too high.

The conditions, the food conditions are horrible. We feel that they’re not getting medical services. We feel that they’re overcrowded, and they’re denied their fundamental rights.

I'm going to be introducing legislation that would allow Governor Mikie Sherrill and any governor or any state to be able to come and inspect a federal detention center like this.