Nydia Velázquez: “Thank you. And I want to thank you, Mr. Chairman, and Mr. Mfume for this bipartisan effort, very important legislation.”

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

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

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.

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?