Congress is out of session until Monday, November 9 for the midterm campaign. No new roll-call votes until then; the last were the House on Sep 16 and the Senate on Sep 30.

Issues / Immigration Enforcement / Event · Oct 9 – Oct 30, 2026

ICE Surge at Schools and Sensitive Locations

Nine Democratic members of Congress are demanding investigations and accountability following ICE enforcement actions at schools and sensitive locations. Members from California, Arizona, New York, Kansas, and New Jersey have criticized ICE operations, including detention of U.S. citizens and enforcement near schools, and have called for explanations from the Department of Homeland Security regarding detention practices and facility conditions.

AI summary of the releases below · Nov 3, 2026

9Members · 9 D · 0 R
10Actions · 10 D · 0 R
5States & territories · CA · AZ · NY · KS lead
0Bills named

How the conversation moved

Democrat Republican · one dot = one action
Action typeWk ofOct 1Wk ofOct 83Wk ofOct 154Wk ofOct 222Wk ofOct 291Total
Requested actionDeclarations, investigations, decisions 1
Sent lettersTo agencies, companies, officials 4
CriticizedA policy, decision or person 3
Visits and eventsTours, town halls, site visits 2

What members did

9 members · 10 actions

There is no proposal to be for or against here. Members are grouped by what they did.

Sent letters · 4

D 4 R 0
  • DSalud O. CarbajalCA · HouseOct 30

    Demanded investigation into ICE detention and injury of U.S. citizen high school student.

  • DScott H. PetersCA · HouseOct 19

    Led San Diego delegation in letter demanding explanation for ICE enforcement at schools.

  • DSharice DavidsKS · HouseOct 15

    Demanded DHS accountability for ICE sweeps in southwest Kansas disrupting agriculture and food prices.

  • DAdam GrayCA · HouseOct 13

    Demanded answers from ICE about enforcement activity and detentions in Mendota.

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  • DAdam GrayCA · HouseOct 13

    Demanded answers from ICE about enforcement activity and detentions in Mendota.

Criticized · 3

D 3 R 0
  • DSalud O. CarbajalCA · HouseOct 23

    Criticized ICE for violently detaining a U.S. citizen student with disabilities near a school.

  • DMike ThompsonCA · HouseOct 20

    Criticized ICE agent for hitting person with vehicle in Woodland, called for accountability.

  • DAnalilia MejiaNJ · HouseOct 13

    Criticized DHS for using federal property to process ICE detainees in violation of court order.

Visited sites · 2

D 2 R 0
  • DYassamin AnsariAZ · HouseOct 22

    Visited immigration detention center to investigate pregnant women's treatment.

  • DAlex PadillaCA · SenateOct 9

    Conducted unannounced ICE facility visit, found immigration proceedings hidden in basement from public view.

Based on press releases since Oct 9, 2026. AI summaries of each release.

What each party did · Democrats 10 · Republicans 0

  • 1Requested action0
  • 4Sent letters0
  • 3Criticized0
  • 2Visits and events0

By state

Actions by members from each state, split by party. A joint release counts once for each member on it.

  • CA6
  • AZ1
  • NY1
  • KS1
  • NJ1

Every action

10 actions · 10 releases
  1. Oct 30, 2026
    • Letter

      DCarbajal CA

      Demanded investigation into ICE detention and injury of U.S. citizen high school student.

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  2. Oct 23, 2026
    • Criticism

      DCarbajal CA

      Criticized ICE for violently detaining a U.S. citizen student with disabilities near a school.

      Release ↗

  3. Oct 22, 2026
    • Visit

      DAnsari AZ

      Visited immigration detention center to investigate pregnant women's treatment.

      Release ↗

  4. Oct 21, 2026
  5. Oct 20, 2026
    • Criticism

      DThompson CA

      Criticized ICE agent for hitting person with vehicle in Woodland, called for accountability.

      Release ↗

  6. Oct 19, 2026
    • Letter

      DPeters CA

      Led San Diego delegation in letter demanding explanation for ICE enforcement at schools.

      Release ↗

  7. Oct 15, 2026
    • Letter

      DDavids KS

      Demanded DHS accountability for ICE sweeps in southwest Kansas disrupting agriculture and food prices.

      Release ↗

  8. Oct 13, 2026
    • Criticism

      DMejia NJ

      Criticized DHS for using federal property to process ICE detainees in violation of court order.

      Release ↗

    • Letter

      DGray CA

      Demanded answers from ICE about enforcement activity and detentions in Mendota.

      Release ↗

  9. Oct 9, 2026
    • Visit

      DPadilla CA

      Conducted unannounced ICE facility visit, found immigration proceedings hidden in basement from public view.

      Release ↗

Summaries, action types, amounts and positions are read from each press release by AI and can be wrong. Joint releases (same day, same action, matching title or amount) count once. How it works