BURLINGTON, Vt., Jan. 26 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today released the following statement:
ICE is out of control, ignoring the law and our Constitution. Congress must vote NO on any additional funding for DHS.
Further, here is SOME of what else we must do:
- Get ICE, CBP and the rest of Trump’s domestic army out of Minnesota and Maine NOW
- No more warrantless arrests, no more stopping people based on race or because of the languages they speak
- End qualified immunity for ICE and CBP agents to ensure Americans’ constitutional rights are protected
- Unmask ICE and CBP agents and require clear identification
- End detentions and deportations of U.S. Citizens
- Investigate and prosecute every single DHS officer who broke the law and require DOJ and DHS to cooperate with states and cities investigating immigration agents who broke the law
- Repeal the $75 billion for ICE and the nearly $65 billion for CBP in Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill and restore funding to health care
- Impose strict standards on all detention centers and hold them accountable for their human rights abuses
