Raskin Assails Trump's $250 Billion Deportation Push at House Hearing
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Updated · democrats-judiciary.house.gov · Jun 30
Raskin Assails Trump's $250 Billion Deportation Push at House Hearing
3 articles · Updated · democrats-judiciary.house.gov · Jun 30
Summary
Jamie Raskin used a House Judiciary hearing to argue Trump is coercing states into a federal mass-deportation drive that diverts local law enforcement and undermines public safety.
Raskin said DHS and ICE have strayed from targeting the "worst of the worst," instead pursuing parents, children, rape survivors and church volunteers while Republicans keep focusing hearings on sanctuary cities.
More than $250 billion in immigration-enforcement funding has been wasted, he said, citing private jets, detention warehouses sold at losses and a $220 million DHS publicity campaign.
Metro areas most targeted by ICE lost nearly 670,000 jobs, with up to 44% of those positions held by U.S. citizens, according to a study Raskin cited.
Raskin urged Congress to impose guardrails on ICE, restore public-safety programs and pursue broader immigration reforms that tighten unlawful entry while expanding lawful pathways.