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On the recordFebruary 2, 2026
it is Black History Month, and I came to give you hell all month. This weekend, ICE agents tear-gassed kids. Let me repeat that. ICE agents tear-gassed kids. Protestors from union families in Portland, Oregon, came together to exercise their First Amendment rights. Among the protestors were children, the elderly, even pets, and ICE saw that as enough of a threat to fire rubber bullets, pepper balls, and clouds of tear gas. I have said it before, and I will say it again: What we are seeing is not law enforcement. It is State-sponsored terror, and this has to stop now. Mr. Speaker, I am calling on this administration to get out of our city, follow the law, and hold those responsible for this accountable. Enough is enough.
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Janelle Bynum
Oregon
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Addressing the use of force by ICE agents during protests in Portland, Oregon.

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