Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026

Floor Speech

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Mr. NADLER. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong opposition to this legislation because I cannot, in good conscience, vote to spend one more cent on ICE. I will not fund an agency that acts like an American gestapo.

The Trump administration has launched a brutal and reckless campaign to strike fear in immigrant communities across the country, and ICE is on the front lines, using aggressive and violent tactics that too often end in tragedy. I cannot support one more cent for an agency that would recklessly take the life of Renee Good, an innocent and defenseless young woman.

I cannot support one more cent for masked agents arresting U.S. citizens, pulling people out of their homes, tearing children away from their parents, and stating that it is exempt from the constitutional requirement for search warrants. I cannot support one more cent for detention facilities with the highest death rate in decades and that fail to meet the basic medical needs of detainees. No wonder they refuse to allow access to Members of Congress.

To support one more cent for an agency with such disregard for the rule of law and basic human decency would be a moral outrage.

Mr. Speaker, vote ``no'' on this legislation.

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