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Stories / Issue · Sep 26 – Oct 2, 2026

Immigration Enforcement

23Members · 19 D · 4 R
24Actions · 19 D · 5 R
13States & territories · TX · CA · OR · IN lead
1Bills named

How the conversation moved

Democrat Republican · one dot = one action
Action typeSat261Sun27Mon284Tue293Wed309Thu13Fri24Total
Sent lettersTo agencies, companies, officials 9
HearingsHeld, testified or questioned 3
CriticizedA policy, decision or person 4
PraisedCredit for a decision or person 2
Visits and eventsTours, town halls, site visits 2
Filed or pushed billsNew, reintroduced or passed 4

Where they stand

Support · 3

  • RSimpson IDCosponsored Preserving a Sharia-Free America Act
  • RJustice WVSupports Trump's immigration strategy and border enforcement
  • DMurphy CTPushed bill to ban ICE enforcement at school bus stops

Oppose · 17

  • DLuján NMUrged IRS to drop citizenship checkbox from Form 1040
  • DKennedy NYOpposed $17 million ICE detention facility expansion
  • DCastro TXHeld hearing demanding accountability for ICE operations and proposed warehouse
  • DGarcia TXCalled for accountability after ICE shootings and body camera failures
  • DGrijalva AZOpposes private detention facility with troubled contractor record
  • DWyden ORDemanded end to expedited mega master immigration hearings
  • DMerkley ORDemanded end to expedited immigration hearings without due process
  • RBanks INOpposes sanctuary bus stop legislation restricting ICE enforcement
  • DWasserman Schultz FLCriticized overcrowding and inhumane conditions at ICE detention facility
  • DRivas CADemanded ICE restore detainee location information access
  • DHoyle ORDemanded end to expedited mega master immigration hearings
  • DEscobar TXDemanded ICE restore detainee details to Online Detainee Locator System
  • DCorrea CADemanded quality legal services and humane treatment for unaccompanied children
  • DBynum ORDemanded end to fast-track immigration hearings
  • DDurbin ILOpposes Trump administration's TPS terminations and mass deportations
  • DLiccardo CASupports local restrictions on ICE facility construction
  • DJayapal WAOpposes Trump's illegal pocket rescissions of immigration services

What each party did · Democrats 19 · Republicans 5

  • 9Sent letters0
  • 3Hearings0
  • 3Criticized1
  • 1Praised1
  • 2Visits and events0
  • 1Filed or pushed bills3

By state

  • TX6
  • CA4
  • OR4
  • IN2
  • IL2
  • NM1
  • ID1
  • NY1

+5 more with fewer actions

Every action

24 actions · 27 releases
  1. Oct 2, 2026
    • Letter

      DLuján NM

      Called on the IRS to remove a citizenship question from the 2026 tax form.

      Release ↗

    • Bill

      RSimpson ID

      Cosponsored bill to prevent foreign nationals observing Sharia from entering or remaining in U.S.

      Release ↗

    • Criticism

      DKennedy NY $17M

      Condemned Trump administration's $17 million ICE detention facility expansion.

      Release ↗

    • Hearing

      DCastro TX

      Hosted field hearing examining community impacts of mass deportation and ICE warehouse.

      Release ↗

  2. Oct 1, 2026
    • Letter

      DGarcia TX

      Sent letter to DHS demanding accountability for three ICE shootings with body camera failures.

      Release ↗

    • Visit

      DPeters CA

      Held webinar with community organizations to educate immigrants on rights during ICE interactions.

      Release ↗

    • Criticism

      DGrijalva AZ

      Criticized ICE contract with private prison contractor for Marana detention facility.

      Release ↗

  3. Sep 30, 2026
  4. Sep 29, 2026
    • Hearing

      DDurbin IL

      Criticized Trump administration's mass deportation campaign and TPS terminations at Senate forum.

      Release ↗

    • Hearing

      DDurbin IL

      Delivered opening statement at Senate forum opposing Trump administration's TPS terminations.

      Release ↗

    • Praise

      DLiccardo CA

      Praised San José and Monterey County for restricting ICE detention facility construction.

      Release (2 members) ↗

  5. Sep 28, 2026
    • Bill

      RBanks IN

      Pushed for legislation to lock Trump immigration enforcement policies into law before future administrations.

      Release ↗

    • Bill

      RGill TX

      Introduced legislation to prohibit illegal aliens from obtaining commercial trucking licenses.

      Release ↗

    • Letter

      DCastro TX

      Led 60+ Democrats demanding transparency in legal representation contracts for unaccompanied children.

      Release ↗

    • Letter

      DCasar TX

      Demanded investigations into Office of Refugee Resettlement's legal services contracting process.

      Release ↗

  6. Sep 26, 2026
    • Criticism

      DJayapal WA

      Criticized Trump's pocket rescissions of immigration services funding as unconstitutional.

      Release ↗

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