Rashida Tlaib Calls for Abolishing ICE on the House Floor

Call to Abolish ICE

• 🎯 Rep. Rashida Tlaib argues that the American people are using whistles and cameras for protection against what she describes as a "fascist army."
• 🗣️ She directly quotes Speaker Johnson stating, "ICE is doing what ICE is designed to do," and questions "How many more of our neighbors have to be executed?"

Criticisms of DHS Funding

• 💸 Tlaib refuses to allocate further funds to the Department of Homeland Security, stating her constituents do not want tax dollars used for "executing people in the streets, abducting 5-year-olds, tear-gassing children, and separating families."
• 🚨 She labels the current actions under DHS funding as those of a "fascist army" and calls it shameful.

Historical Context and Civil Rights Violations

• 🏘️ Recounting her upbringing in southwest Detroit, Tlaib highlights that even during ICE's creation, residents reported violations of civil rights and a feeling of unsafety.
• 🚶‍♀️ She recalls instances of people being stopped and questioned about their legal status while jogging, describing the militarization of Southwest Detroit.
• 📢 The community's message back then was clear: "Stop funding ICE."

Calls for Accountability and Reform

• 🏛️ Tlaib asserts that ICE has violated the U.S. Constitution, eroded due process, and prevented members of Congress from conducting oversight in their facilities.
• 🚫 She states that ICE is an agency that "cannot be reformed" because it was created to operate with violence and racism.
• ⚖️ Tlaib calls for the abolishment of ICE, the impeachment of Secretary Kristjen Nielsen, and prosecution for alleged murders, emphasizing a need for true accountability rather than just firings.
• 🚫 She concludes by stating that not one more penny should go to an agency that terrorizes communities.