Washington, July 20 -- Rep. Josh Harder issued the following press release:

Last week, Rep. Josh Harder (CA-09) escalated efforts to rein in the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency by announcing a new audit (https://harder.house.gov/sites/evo-subsites/harder-evo.house.gov/files/evo-media-document/2026.07.17-letter-re-stockton-ice-activity.pdf) of ICE operations in the Valley. Following his oversight inspection (https://harder.house.gov/media/press-releases/ice-harder-demands-accountability-from-ice-following-oversight-investigation-at-stockton-field-office) of the Stockton ICE facility in January, Harder sent a letter to ICE Acting Director David Venturella demanding answers about local detainments, uses of force, and cur...