Congresswoman Ross Votes Against $70 Billion Blank Check for Trump’s Immigration Policies

Washington, D.C. — Today, Congresswoman Deborah Ross (NC-02) released the following statement after voting against Republicans’ partisan budget reconciliation package, which would give Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) $70 billion to execute the Trump administration’s cruel immigration agenda. “Instead of taking action to lower costs for the American people, Republicans have passed a blank check to ICE and CBP, without any of the meaningful reforms that the public supports. “In North Carolina and across the country, federal immigration agents have terrorized our communities – abducting people off the streets, separating families and children, deporting legal residents, violating due process rights, and even killing U.S. citizens. We all want safe communities – but Trump’s ICE and CBP are operating without regard for the law or the Constitution. “This egregious package fails to include any real reforms to rein in Trump’s lawless immigration policies. Instead of helping working families afford housing, groceries, and healthcare, Republicans have chosen to spend billions more empowering a corrupt administration that repeatedly ignores the law and violates fundamental rights.” ###