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Stories / Issue · Sep 3 – Oct 2, 2026

Immigration Enforcement

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87Members · 70 D · 17 R
126Actions · 104 D · 22 R
30States & territories · TX · IL · CA · AZ lead
$19.2MFunding announced

How the conversation moved

Democrat Republican · one dot = one action
Action typeWk ofSep 331Wk ofSep 1022Wk ofSep 1737Wk ofSep 2427Wk ofOct 19Total
Requested actionDeclarations, investigations, decisions 1
Sent lettersTo agencies, companies, officials +842
HearingsHeld, testified or questioned 12
StatementsResponses to news 9
CriticizedA policy, decision or person 23
PraisedCredit for a decision or person 2
Visits and eventsTours, town halls, site visits 14
Announced fundingGrants and approvals 2
Filed or pushed billsNew, reintroduced or passed 20
Other 1

Developing stories

3 threads · 19 of 126 actions

ICE Fatal Shootings Hearing

10 members

  1. Sep 22Escobar joined 100+ members demanding ICE release shooting victim for medical care and halt deportation.
  2. Sep 22Gomez demanded ICE release shooting victim from detention and preserve evidence for investigation.
  3. Sep 22Omar questioned witnesses at hearing on DHS fatal shootings by immigration officers.
  4. Sep 22Pingree questioned families and witnesses at hearing on fatal ICE shootings across the country.
  5. Oct 1Salinas introduced bill requiring federal government to share evidence with local law enforcement in ICE shootings.

10 actions →

Frederick ICE Operation Tactics

10 members

  1. Sep 7McClain Delaney called for investigation into ICE enforcement activity and alleged use of force in Frederick.
  2. Sep 10Castro visited elementary school and met families separated during ICE operation.
  3. Sep 10Blumenthal requested DHS Inspector General investigate ICE arrest surge in Connecticut.
  4. Sep 15Durbin Durbin questioned FBI Director Patel on immigration enforcement, hiring standards and corruption.
  5. Sep 17Van Hollen, Ivey, Elfreth Maryland delegation called for investigation into ICE operations tactics in Frederick.

7 actions →

Operation Midway Blitz

1 member

  1. Sep 9García called for accountability for DHS immigration enforcement and passage of Dream and Promise Act.
  2. Sep 9García called for accountability for DHS immigration enforcement and passage of Dream and Promise Act.

2 actions →

Where they stand

Support · 6

  • 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
  • RMace SCIntroduced bill to crack down on birth tourism schemes
  • RHusted OHIntroduced Red Light Act to restrict driver's licenses for undocumented immigrants
  • DWarner VASupports investigation into ICE agent conduct

Oppose · 54

  • 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
  • DSalinas ORIntroduced bill to mandate transparency in ICE use-of-force incidents
  • 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
  • RTenney NYChallenged state law restricting local law enforcement cooperation with ICE
  • DBeyer VACriticized ICE agents for threatening unarmed citizen with gun
  • DKaine VAOpposes third-country deportation network as human rights abuse
  • DRamirez ILIntroduced bill to dismantle DHS and abolish ICE and CBP
  • DHickenlooper COOpposes ICE's lack of transparency on TB exposure at detention facility
  • DPingree MEQuestioned families on ICE agent killings and accountability failures
  • DOmar MNQuestioned families on DHS agent killings and accountability
  • DVargas CADemanded DHS end ICE enforcement near schools
  • DMcClain Delaney MDDemanded independent investigation into ICE operation tactics in Frederick
  • DGomez CADemanded ICE release detainee and conduct independent investigation
  • DKelly AZDemanded DOJ restore staffing to Recognition and Accreditation program for immigrant legal support
  • RTaylor OHDemanded answers on illegal immigrant CDL driver fatality
  • DFrost FLDemanded ICE answers on dangerous facility conditions
  • DSchakowsky ILDemanded accountability for ICE's mistaken detention and injury of citizen
  • DDoggett TXCriticized ICE's shooting and deportation quota enforcement practices
  • DWelch VTCriticized ICE detention and Trump's mass deportation agenda
  • DHassan NHDemanded ICE accountability for hiring unqualified agents without background checks
  • DWatson Coleman NJDemanded investigation into ICE detainee death and humanitarian release
  • DVan Hollen MDDemanded investigation of ICE operation tactics in Frederick
  • DIvey MDRequested DHS investigation of ICE operation tactics in Maryland
  • DElfreth MDCalled for DHS Inspector General investigation of ICE tactics
  • DMcClellan VACriticized Trump Administration's ICE and Border Patrol actions as lawless and inhumane
  • RVan Drew NJOpposes ICE release of deportable immigrant; opposes legal defense funding
  • DMeng NYOpposes citizenship question on 2030 Census as unconstitutional and harmful to immigrant communities
  • DAnsari AZCriticized Trump mass deportation agenda and ICE funding
  • DMenendez NJCriticized detention facility conditions and medical care access
  • DKelly ILDemanded halt to Medicaid data sharing with ICE
  • DPressley MAOpposed termination of Salvadoran Temporary Protected Status
  • RCrank CORequested DOJ investigation of violent walkouts
  • DGarcía ILDemanded accountability for federal immigration enforcement brutality
  • DTorres CARequested expanded state inspections and oversight of facility conditions
  • DFriedman CAOpposes Trump administration ICE immigration raids
  • DWalkinshaw VASupports investigation into ICE agent violence and rights violations
  • DVasquez NMDemanded DHS cancel electric shock glove contract and ban abusive devices
  • RHiggins LAInvestigated federal government failures enabling cartel trafficking of unaccompanied children
  • DJeffries NYOpposes termination of TPS for Haitians and Syrians

What each party did · Democrats 104 · Republicans 22

  • 1Requested action0
  • 38Sent letters4
  • 11Hearings1
  • 8Statements1
  • 19Criticized4
  • 1Praised1
  • 13Visits and events1
  • 2Announced funding0
  • 10Filed or pushed bills10
  • 1Other0

Most active

  1. DDurbin IL5
  2. DBlumenthal CT5
  3. DCastro TX4
  4. DGrijalva AZ4
  5. DSalinas OR4
  6. DRamirez IL4
  7. DMurphy CT3
  8. DEscobar TX3

By state

  • TX16
  • IL13
  • CA12
  • AZ9
  • PA9
  • OR8
  • CT8
  • NJ8

+22 more with fewer actions

Every action

126 actions · 143 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
  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 ↗

  7. Sep 25, 2026
  8. Sep 24, 2026
    • Bill

      RScott SC

      Introduced legislation to prohibit foreign nationals from using temporary travel programs for birth tourism.

      Release ↗

    • Bill

      RTuberville AL

      Introduced bill to overhaul legal immigration system with merit-based admissions and stricter requirements.

      Release ↗

    • Bill

      RScott FL

      Introduced bill to give DHS and State Department access to child predator data during visa screening.

      Release ↗

    • Criticism

      RMarshall KS

      Criticized ICE enforcement operations in Southwest Kansas for inadequate coordination with local law enforcement.

      Release ↗

    • Statement

      DDurbin IL

      Released GAO report detailing Trump Administration's flawed immigration detention expansion.

      Release ↗

    • Letter

      DDean PA

      Sent letter demanding transparency on private detention center financial relationships.

      Release ↗

  9. Sep 23, 2026
    • Bill

      RScott FL

      Attempted to pass bill restricting birth tourism from China; Democrats blocked it.

      Release ↗

    • Letter

      DKaine VA $410M

      Filed resolutions demanding assessments of human rights conditions in fifteen countries used for third-country deportations.

      Release ↗

    • Bill

      DRamirez IL

      Introduced Reimagining Safety Act to dismantle DHS and abolish ICE.

      Release ↗

    • Statement

      DCastro TX

      Issued statement on ICE treatment of shooting victim Wilber Rafael Garcés Pérez.

      Release ↗

    • Visit

      DCasar TX

      Visited ICE detainee shot by federal officer, reported bullet still lodged in body.

      Release ↗

    • Letter

      DSalinas OR

      Led 25 members requesting HHS response on prolonged detention of unaccompanied children.

      Release ↗

  10. Sep 22, 2026
  11. Sep 21, 2026
    • Letter

      DKelly AZ

      Urged DOJ to restore full staffing to immigration legal assistance program cut by Trump administration.

      Release ↗

    • Letter

      RTaylor OH

      Sent letter to California governor demanding answers about illegal immigrant CDL driver death.

      Release ↗

    • Letter

      DTonko NY

      Demanded answers on Buffalo detention facility expansion and contract award process violations.

      Release ↗

    • Letter

      DFrost FL

      Demanded answers from ICE on dangerous conditions in Florida immigration facilities.

      Release ↗

  12. Sep 20, 2026
  13. Sep 18, 2026
  14. Sep 17, 2026
  15. Sep 16, 2026
  16. Sep 15, 2026
  17. Sep 14, 2026
    • Statement

      DFrost FL

      Responded to DHS Inspector General report confirming inhumane detention conditions.

      Release ↗

  18. Sep 12, 2026
    • Criticism

      RVan Drew NJ

      Condemned immigration enforcement failures after illegal immigrant charged with assaulting child.

      Release ↗

  19. Sep 11, 2026
  20. Sep 10, 2026
  21. Sep 9, 2026
  22. Sep 8, 2026
  23. Sep 7, 2026
  24. Sep 5, 2026
    • Statement

      RSmith NJ

      Commented on unlicensed immigrant driver killing child in New Jersey parking lot.

      Release ↗

  25. Sep 4, 2026
  26. Sep 3, 2026

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