Our neighbors in Broward speak many languages, in many accents, and work many jobs that strengthen our community. When ICE racially profiles to make arrests, US citizens or lawful residents are swept up for no reason. Their racial profiling must end, and I'll fight until it does.
This #ASKDay, remember to ask: is there an unlocked gun in the home where my kids play? 8 children a day are unintentionally killed or injured by an unlocked or unsupervised gun in the home. Asking about gun safety saves lives.
ICE can't even spend all the money Republicans throw at them. We need to use our tax dollars to fix our affordability crisis, not give ICE a slush fund for corrupt contracts, internment camps and private jets.
As ICE deports law-abiding immigrants to brutal dictatorships, but welcomes white South Africans with open arms, it's clear what their selective crackdown is about. I just pushed measures to stop ICE's clear racial profiling and protect TPS, but Republicans voted them down.
Trump's assault on TPS rips apart American families and hurts our economy. TPS holders pay into SNAP, Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security without seeing a penny in return. It helps nobody to rip law-abiding immigrants out of the workforce.
Americans need more homes we can afford, not more ICE cruelty. This week I pushed to use unspent ICE funds to fix America's housing crisis. Just 25% of ICE's budget can end homelessness. But Republicans voted it down.
Trump is trying to take away Congress's power. Republicans are handing the keys to the people's house away to a wannabe king. We won't let them get away with it.
Republicans want to gut the Government Accountability Office so Trump and his friends can get away with corruption. GAO recovers more taxpayer savings than DOGE could dream of, but Republicans want to make it less efficient.
House Republicans just handed ICE and CBP another $70B while ripping affordable healthcare from nearly 100,000 Broward families. I voted no. I fought to stop ICE brutality in the Appropriations Committee past 1AM last night, and Democrats are continuing the fight today.
After pressure from tribal and faith leaders, community members, and environmental defenders, it seems the so-called "Alligator Alcatraz" internment camp is shutting down. This fight isn't over. I'll use every tool at my disposal to hold those responsible accountable.