Rep. James Walkinshaw (D-VA-11)

“ICE has publicly reported 25 detainee deaths since January 23, 2025, and has issued 15 Detainee Death Reports in accordance with congressional reporting requirements. To put that figure into perspective, ICE has recorded almost 64 percent as many in-custody deaths in just the first nine months of President Trump’s second term as occurred during his entire first term, when 36 detainees died in custody. Further, the number of deaths this year exceeds every year on record since reporting began in 2018, including Fiscal Year 2020, when deaths spiked in part due to the COVID-19 pandemic” wrote the representatives.

They continued, “ICE appears to have repeatedly failed to comply with internal standards, and these failures have contributed to deaths in custody. For example, over the last decade, ICE has delayed or provided substandard medical care, neglected to provide proper medication, and falsified medical records. ICE has also failed to notify next of kin following the death of a detainee “timely, accurately, appropriately, and with sufficient detail” despite being required to by ICE Directive 11003.6 and PBNDS. ICE’s failure to adhere to basic standards of care for individuals in its custody is inexcusable.”

Rep. Yassamin Ansari, Rep. Wesley Bell, Rep. Don Beyer, Rep. Salud Carbajal, Rep. Greg Casar, Rep. Gil Cisneros, Rep. Yvette Clarke, Rep. Lou Correa, Rep. Jasmine Crockett, Rep. Danny Davis, Rep. Mark DeSaulnier, Rep. Adriano Espaillat, Rep. Maxwell Frost, Rep. John Garamendi, Rep. Robert Garcia, Rep. Sylvia Garcia, Rep. Dan Goldman, Rep. Jared Huffman, Rep. Sara Jacobs, Rep. Pramila Jayapal, Rep. Robin Kelly, Rep. Ro Khanna, Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, Rep. Summer Lee, Rep. Mike Levin, Rep. Rob Menendez, Rep. Grace Meng, Rep. Seth Moulton, Rep. Jerry Nadler, Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, Rep. Ayanna Pressley, Rep. Delia Ramirez, Rep. Emily Randall, Rep. Jan Schakowsky, Rep. Lateefah Simon, Rep. Melanie Stansbury, Rep. Suhas Subramanyam, Rep. Eric Swalwell, Rep. Mark Takano, Rep. Rashida Tlaib, Rep. Juan Vargas, Rep. James Walkinshaw, Rep. Maxine Waters

“We write to you expressing profound concern over the findings of the recently published report titled ‘You Have Arrived in Hell: Torture and Other Abuses Against Venezuelans in El Salvador’s Mega Prison,’” wrote the members. “This meticulously researched report, published on November 12 by Human Rights Watch and the El Salvador-based Cristosal exposes the systematic pattern of abuse and torture experienced by the 252 Venezuelan nationals the Trump Administration sent to El Salvador’s notorious Centro de Confinamiento del Terrorismo (CECOT) between March and April of 2025. It also finds that the Administration failed to respect the principle of non-refoulment and questions the Administration’s reliance on El Salvador’s assurances that it would abide by the UN Convention Against Torture.”

Rep. Gabe Amo, Rep. Yassamin Ansari, Rep. Don Beyer, Sen. Richard Blumenthal, Sen. Cory Booker, Rep. Greg Casar, Rep. Joaquin Castro, Rep. Yvette Clarke, Rep. Steve Cohen, Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, Rep. Madeleine Dean, Rep. Maxine Dexter, Sen. Dick Durbin, Rep. Adriano Espaillat, Rep. Dan Goldman, Sen. Mazie Hirono, Rep. Julie Johnson, Sen. Tim Kaine, Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove, Rep. Bill Keating, Sen. Andy Kim, Sen. Ed Markey, Rep. Sarah McBride, Rep. Jim McGovern, Rep. Gregory Meeks, Rep. Grace Meng, Sen. Jeff Merkley, Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, Sen. Alex Padilla, Rep. Mark Pocan, Sen. Jacky Rosen, Sen. Bernie Sanders, Sen. Brian Schatz, Sen. Adam Schiff, Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, Rep. Greg Stanton, Rep. Dina Titus, Sen. Chris Van Hollen, Rep. Nydia Velázquez, Rep. James Walkinshaw, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Sen. Peter Welch, Sen. Ron Wyden

“By forcing unreasonable fees and legal uncertainty onto these families, which will likely result in many being forced to return to their war-torn homes, we are abdicating our responsibility to support our allies in their fight for autonomy and democracy. For these reasons, we urge you to apply the fee only to individuals who submitted their applications on or after July 4, 2025, so that all families, including those participating in U4U, are fairly adjudicated under the rules that were in place when they applied.”

Rep. Don Bacon, Rep. Yvette Clarke, Rep. Danny Davis, Rep. Madeleine Dean, Rep. Suzan DelBene, Rep. Bill Foster, Rep. Laura Friedman, Rep. Sylvia Garcia, Rep. Dan Goldman, Rep. Maggie Goodlander, Rep. Josh Gottheimer, Rep. Julie Johnson, Rep. Rick Larsen, Rep. Ted Lieu, Rep. Stephen Lynch, Rep. Joseph Morelle, Rep. Kelly Morrison, Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, Rep. Mike Quigley, Rep. Jan Schakowsky, Rep. Eric Swalwell, Rep. Dina Titus, Rep. Eugene Vindman, Rep. James Walkinshaw, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz

"Amici Members of Congress have a strong interest not only in preserving the benefits that Venezuela TPS affords their constituents’ communities but also in protecting the designation and termination process that is enshrined in the TPS statute and that guards against the type of arbitrary and political vacatur that took place here. Amici urge this Court to affirm the district court’s ruling."

Sen. Angela Alsobrooks, Rep. Gabe Amo, Rep. Yassamin Ansari, Rep. Becca Balint, Rep. Nanette Barragán, Rep. Joyce Beatty, Rep. Wesley Bell, Rep. Don Beyer, Sen. Cory Booker, Rep. Brendan Boyle, Rep. Shontel Brown, Rep. Julia Brownley, Rep. Janelle Bynum, Rep. André Carson, Rep. Troy Carter, Rep. Greg Casar, Rep. Sean Casten, Rep. Kathy Castor, Rep. Joaquin Castro, Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, Rep. Judy Chu, Rep. Yvette Clarke, Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, Rep. Steve Cohen, Rep. Herb Conaway, Rep. Lou Correa, Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, Rep. Angie Craig, Rep. Jasmine Crockett, Rep. Danny Davis, Rep. Diana DeGette, Rep. Mark DeSaulnier, Rep. Madeleine Dean, Rep. Suzan DelBene, Rep. Maxine Dexter, Rep. Lloyd Doggett, Sen. Tammy Duckworth, Rep. Sarah Elfreth, Rep. Veronica Escobar, Rep. Adriano Espaillat, Rep. Lizzie Fletcher, Rep. Lois Frankel, Rep. Laura Friedman, Rep. Maxwell Frost, Rep. Robert Garcia, Rep. Sylvia Garcia, Rep. Chuy García, Rep. Dan Goldman, Rep. Jimmy Gomez, Rep. Josh Gottheimer, Rep. Jared Huffman, Rep. Glenn Ivey, Rep. Sara Jacobs, Rep. Pramila Jayapal, Rep. Hank Johnson, Sen. Tim Kaine, Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove, Rep. Bill Keating, Rep. Robin Kelly, Rep. Ro Khanna, Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, Rep. Greg Landsman, Rep. John B. Larson, Rep. Summer Lee, Rep. Stephen Lynch, Sen. Ed Markey, Rep. Sarah McBride, Rep. April McClain-Delaney, Rep. Jennifer McClellan, Rep. Betty McCollum, Rep. Jim McGovern, Rep. LaMonica McIver, Rep. Gregory Meeks, Rep. Rob Menendez, Rep. Grace Meng, Rep. Kweisi Mfume, Rep. Dave Min, Rep. Kelly Morrison, Rep. Jared Moskowitz, Rep. Seth Moulton, Rep. Jerry Nadler, Rep. Richard Neal, Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Sen. Alex Padilla, Rep. Frank Pallone, Rep. Chellie Pingree, Del. Stacey Plaskett, Rep. Nellie Pou, Rep. Mike Quigley, Rep. Delia Ramirez, Rep. Emily Randall, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Rep. Luz Rivas, Sen. Jacky Rosen, Rep. Andrea Salinas, Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon, Rep. Jan Schakowsky, Sen. Adam Schiff, Rep. Brad Schneider, Rep. Terri Sewell, Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, Rep. Brad Sherman, Rep. Lateefah Simon, Rep. Darren Soto, Rep. Melanie Stansbury, Rep. Marilyn Strickland, Rep. Tom Suozzi, Rep. Linda Sánchez, Rep. Shri Thanedar, Rep. Bennie Thompson, Rep. Dina Titus, Rep. Rashida Tlaib, Rep. Paul Tonko, Rep. Ritchie Torres, Rep. Lori Trahan, Sen. Chris Van Hollen, Rep. Juan Vargas, Rep. Nydia Velázquez, Rep. James Walkinshaw, Sen. Mark Warner, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Rep. Maxine Waters, Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, Rep. Nikema Williams, Rep. Frederica Wilson

 “The decision to furlough the entire ODO is a clear attempt to sabotage oversight into the conditions of ICE facilities and the wellbeing of detainees. We urge you to immediately reclassify the DHS civil servants in charge of oversight as excepted under the Antideficiency Act and reinstate them,” the members concluded.

Rep. Don Beyer, Rep. Suhas Subramanyam, Rep. James Walkinshaw, Sen. Mark Warner

 “We have deep concern regarding recent reports that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is summarily returning unaccompanied migrant children to their countries of origin, contrary to longstanding requirements under the bipartisan Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 (TVPRA). Given that we know the Trump Administration has no concern for keeping families together, we expect that DHS’s new policy will deprive children of due process and place them in grave danger of trafficking and other harm,” said the Members. 

Rep. Yassamin Ansari, Rep. Don Beyer, Rep. Gil Cisneros, Rep. Lou Correa, Rep. Diana DeGette, Rep. Lloyd Doggett, Rep. Veronica Escobar, Rep. Adriano Espaillat, Rep. Sylvia Garcia, Rep. Chuy García, Rep. Dan Goldman, Rep. Al Green, Rep. Pramila Jayapal, Rep. Hank Johnson, Rep. Summer Lee, Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, Rep. Delia Ramirez, Rep. Hillary Scholten, Rep. Rashida Tlaib, Rep. Paul Tonko, Rep. Nydia Velázquez, Rep. James Walkinshaw