Washington, Jan. 24 -- Congresswoman Lateefah Simon issued the following press release:
Following the killing of Alex Jeffrey Pretti by ICE agents in Minneapolis, Congresswoman Lateefah Simon (D-CA-12) released the following statement:
"ICE is killing American citizens. Trump and DHS Secretary Kristi Noem have enabled a system of abuse of government power, militarism, and unchecked state violence where communities are treated as disposable.
"I voted against the Department of Homeland Security (https://simon.house.gov/media/press-releases/congresswoman-simon-votes-against-funding-ice-and-cbp-i-cannot-and-will-not) funding bill this week, and I am supportive of Senate Democrats' announcement that they will not vote for DHS funding this co...