Nydia Velázquez: “Thank you for holding this important meeting, and the Ranking Member.”

You know how we win? Not by chanting, but by knocking on doors.

We must abolish ICE.

I urge my colleagues not to engage in knee-jerk reactions that set back our real progress toward creating a more equitable criminal justice system.

We would never accept it if the NYPD operated in masks without names or badges—and we shouldn't accept it from ICE either.