SPEAKING OUT AGAINST ICE

On 2026-01-22, Representative Robert Menendez (D-NJ-8) delivered a floor speech titled "SPEAKING OUT AGAINST ICE" in the House. The speech addressed immigration and also covered education.

SPEAKING OUT AGAINST ICE

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 15 (Thursday, January 22, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 15 (Thursday, January 22, 2026)] [House] [Page H1338] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SPEAKING OUT AGAINST ICE (Mr. MENENDEZ asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.) Mr. MENENDEZ. Mr. Speaker, last week, a mother of three, a U.S. citizen, was killed in broad daylight. You would think in that moment Republicans would find their voice to speak out against the cruelty of this administration. Her children were robbed of memories that make a life, and they won't have their mother there for them. This week, ICE, DHS took this 5-year-old boy, Liam Ramos, from his family and from his community. This is what Liam's teacher says about him: ``He is very friendly. He comes into class every day, and he just brightens the room. His friends haven't asked about him yet, but I know that they'll catch on.'' Mr. Speaker, what they will catch onto, those 5-year-olds, the age of my daughter, is that this government, this administration, House Republicans have failed the American people. They failed our communities. They failed to keep us safe in the name of something that the Trump administration has lied to the American people about. This is the face of the people you are taking from our communities, from their families. It is unacceptable. It is unacceptable that you have not found your voice to speak out against it. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Members are reminded to direct their comments to the Chair. ____________________