Washington, March 20 -- Congresswomen Delia C. Ramirez issued the following press release:
Today, Congresswoman Delia C. Ramirez (IL-03) led 32 Members of Congress in requesting that the House Appropriations Committee restrict the Department of Homeland Security from using federal funding for the purchase of warehouses for immigration detention in the FY27 Appropriations bill. The members are calling on Congress to instead redirect funds - including unspent funds from the One Big Beautiful Bill- from detention to services that communities need.
As reported, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is moving forward with plans (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2026-01-29/us-spends-hundreds-of-millions-on-warehouses-for-ice-detenti...