DEFUND ICE

On 2026-01-20, Representative Melanie A. Stansbury (D-NM-1) delivered a floor speech titled "DEFUND ICE" in the House. The speech addressed immigration and also covered civil rights.

DEFUND ICE

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 13 (Tuesday, January 20, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 13 (Tuesday, January 20, 2026)] [House] [Page H942] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] DEFUND ICE (Ms. STANSBURY asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.) Ms. STANSBURY. Mr. Speaker, it is beyond time to defund ICE. It is beyond time to stop the violence. It is beyond time to stop the unfettered use of force against our communities and to stop the lawless violation of human and civil rights. It is beyond time, Mr. Speaker, to stop the rot from the top, which has turned this agency into a rogue and lawless force that is terrorizing our communities. This week, the House will consider funding for DHS and give even more funding to ICE. Let me be clear, Mr. Speaker: I am not only a no, I am a hell no. From unleashing violence in Minneapolis to dog whistles from the White House, I have received countless calls from New Mexicans calling for an end to this violence because we cannot and we will not allow ICE to tear our country apart. We refuse to allow this administration to terrorize this country, and that is why I will be damned if we give one more dollar to that rogue organization, Mr. Speaker. That is why I will vote ``no,'' and that is why we must defund ICE. ____________________