MATSUI STATEMENT ON HOUSE REPUBLICANS PASSING BLUEPRINT TO FUND ICE AND CBP

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-07) released the following statement after House Republicans voted to pass S. Con. Res. 33, a budget resolution that will act as the blueprint to fund ICE and CBP through the reconciliation process.  

“Today, I voted no on one of the cruelest measures I have seen during my time in Congress. House Republicans passed an outrageous budget resolution that sets the stage to blindly pour billions more into ICE and CBP. No real accountability. No effort to fix the deep injustices in our immigration system,” said Congresswoman Matsui. “ICE has become a rogue, paramilitary force. They have killed innocent people in the streets, detained children, and used recklessly aggressive tactics that tear families apart and inflict lasting harm on our communities. We have to be clear-eyed about what we are confronting. This is a system that is fundamentally broken at its core. We need to tear it down and replace it with one that protects constitutional rights and due process, treats people with dignity, and lives up to our values. Instead, Republicans are choosing to double down on cruelty. I will not stop fighting back. Our country is and should be better than this chaos.”

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