Nydia Velázquez: “This amendment also violates the spirit behind the bipartisan Fair Chance Act that was signed into law last Congress.”

Republicans want to cut vital food and healthcare support programs to pay for a tax cut for billionaires and large corporations. The GOP wants working families to pay for their billionaire handouts.

If their operations are legitimate and above-board, why is there a need for anonymity, and why don't they need warrants to come onto private property?

We need to bring a national standard to ICE agents, and we need to bring transparency and accountability.

Today’s groundbreaking is the culmination of years of organizing by residents and community leaders for solutions to North Brooklyn's housing crisis.