Nydia Velázquez: “I recall distinctly a few years back, when facial recognition software falsely identified my late Congressional Black…”

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.

We must abolish ICE.

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