FIND OUR FAMILIES

On 2026-06-24, Representative Rashida Tlaib (D-MI-12) delivered a floor speech titled "FIND OUR FAMILIES" in the House.

FIND OUR FAMILIES

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026)] [House] [Page H4228] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] FIND OUR FAMILIES (Ms. TLAIB asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.) Ms. TLAIB. Mr. Speaker, under the Trump administration, families are searching desperately for their loved ones who have gone missing in ICE and Border Patrol custody. Families don't know if they are safe or even if they are still in the country. Lawyers can't find their clients, and children can't find their parents. This is by design. The administration is making it impossible to find our family members and robbing people of their right to due process, forcing them to lose contact with their loved ones and legal counsel. I am going to fix that by introducing the Find Our Families Act, which requires the Department of Homeland Security to maintain an accurate and more detailed online detainee locator system for all individuals detained by ICE and Border Patrol. It requires families and lawyers to be notified when the individual is being transferred, including for urgent medical care. It creates penalties for facilities that do not comply. Mr. Speaker, no one should vanish in government custody, and I urge my colleagues to support the Find Our Families Act today. ____________________