Nydia Velázquez: “I urge my colleagues to support the bill.”

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?

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.