Washington, July 23 -- Congresswomen Delia C. Ramirez issued the following press release:
Today, after the murders and ICE-related deaths in Maine, Texas, and Florida last week, amidst the deadliest years for immigrant detention in ICE's history, and after members of Congress voted to fund the government through December, including DHS, Congresswoman Delia C. Ramirez (IL-03), immigration advocates, and impacted individuals stood together to demand that members of Congress pass the H.R. 7190, The Melt ICE Act (https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7190/text). The bill would end the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) authority and funding to detain and monitor immigrants, disrupt immigration enforcement, and redirect f...