Washington, Jan. 22 -- Congressman Greg Stanton issued the following news release:
U.S. Congressman Greg Stanton (D-AZ) today condemned congressional Republican leaders for pushing billions into an out-of-control Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency without needed accountability measures, saying the FY26 Homeland Security spending bill lacks "real, enforceable oversight that holds agents who break the law responsible." Stanton, who voted against the funding bill, also introduced legislation that redirects ICE funding Congressional Republicans passed over the summer to local communities to help hire more police officers and strengthen public safety.
"Here in Arizona, ICE has detained a member of the Navajo Nation even after he ...