Nydia Velázquez: “However proponents of this alternative approach to label it, anything short of statehood is colonial and unequal.”

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.

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

When agents hide their faces and identities they create chaos, fear, and open the door to abuse.