HOLDING ICE ACCOUNTABLE

On 2026-02-10, Representative Diana DeGette (D-CO-1) delivered a floor speech titled "HOLDING ICE ACCOUNTABLE" in the House. The speech addressed immigration and also covered healthcare, the environment.

HOLDING ICE ACCOUNTABLE

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 28 (Tuesday, February 10, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 28 (Tuesday, February 10, 2026)] [House] [Pages H2104-H2105] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] HOLDING ICE ACCOUNTABLE (Ms. DeGette of Colorado was recognized to address the House for 5 minutes.) Ms. DeGETTE. Mr. Speaker, Federal immigration agents are out of control. President Trump and Secretary Noem have turned ICE and border patrol into masked paramilitary forces that are terrorizing our neighborhoods. They are operating outside the law, terrorizing our communities, violating court orders, and shooting and killing immigrants and American citizens alike. I cosponsored Articles of Impeachment against Kristi Noem, and I voted against funding the Department of Homeland Security to hold this administration accountable. ICE must be defunded and dismantled. I am working to take the $75 billion that Republicans gave to ICE in the big, bad bill and invest the money where it belongs, which is in expanded healthcare and affordable housing. Every taxpayer dollar is better spent doing virtually anything other than funding this brutality. Mr. Speaker, I won't stop fighting until the families in Denver and across the country are safe from these thugs. [[Page H2105]] ____________________