Nydia Velázquez: “It is clear from your testimony that governmentwide contracts have changed how small firms do business with the federal…”

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

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 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.