Nydia Velázquez: “Over 144 million Americans participate in outdoor recreation and the industry is growing, supporting 300,000 in my home…”

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

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.

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