Sylvia Rodriguez Garcia: “I am a lawyer. I have served as a judge. I know what the rule of law demands. What this administration is doing with ICE…”

“I am a lawyer. I have served as a judge. I know what the rule of law demands. What this administration is doing with ICE is not enforcement. It is lawlessness. It is cruelty. They have turned ICE into a force of masked thugs. In my community in the Houston area, people are paying the price. Luis Gustavo Nunez Caceres died in ICE custody near Houston. DHS claims it was heart failure, but this administration has shown such contempt for the truth that we can't believe a darn thing they say. His family is demanding answers, and so are we. I have requested the death report, but, Mr. Speaker, ICE has yet to respond. Under Trump, as noted earlier, 43 people have died in DHS custody or at the hands of DHS agents or their contractors. This is not a coincidence. This is cruelty masquerading as policy. In Minneapolis, two Americans--Renee Nicole Good and Alex Pretti-- were murdered by Federal immigration agents. We have all seen the videos. We know both deaths were completely unjustified. We know that this was not domestic terrorism. The American people know it, too, no matter how much this President tells us not to believe our very own eyes. Instead of accountability, the felon in the White House rushed to smear and lie about the victims. It is a disgrace. It is shameful. It is immoral. This administration is terrorizing our communities, threatening our cities, trampling on the Constitution, and tearing our country apart. It must stop, and it must stop now.”