Washington, June 9 -- Congressman Sean Casten issued the following press release:

U.S. Congressman Sean Casten (IL-06) released the following statement regarding the Reckless Republican Budget:

"It is beyond irresponsible to hand ICE - an agency that has murdered Americans, kidnapped people off our streets, and ignored the constitutional rights of those they've detained - a $70 billion check and no accountability. To do so less than one year after providing ICE with an additional $140 billion in the Big Ugly Bill is downright negligent.

"The funding bill passed by the House today fails to include even the most basic guardrails to prevent further abuses by the Department of Homeland Security, protect due process rights, or address the age...