Veronica Escobar: “That is an old racist trope intended to inspire fear and hatred.”

ICE no longer plans to detain up to 8,500 immigrants in the facilities as originally envisioned, and instead will convert the property into an ICE campus.

I first want to also express my profound condolences to each and every one of you who've suffered loss.

Congress has not passed comprehensive immigration reform in our country in nearly four decades.

I look forward to the day that this Committee actually produces good work that the American people expect us to address.