Washington, Jan. 23 -- Congresswoman Lateefah Simon issued the following press release:
Congresswoman Lateefah Simon (D-CA-12) released the following statement after voting against H.R. 7147, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026:
"I voted NO on H.R. 7147, the FY 2026 Department of Homeland Security appropriations bill, which would continue to fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) at outrageous levels and further enable the Trump Administration's racist enforcement actions against immigrant communities across this country.
"This bill includes an additional $400 million more to ICE for detention and $370 million more for immigration enforcement activities compared to last...