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From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       CONDEMNING VIOLENCE BY ICE

  (Mr. Min of California was recognized to address the House for 5 
minutes.)
  Mr. MIN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in opposition to H. Res. 516, 
sponsored by Representative Young Kim. This resolution has a lot of 
things I think we all can agree upon, including recognizing the right 
to assemble and protest peacefully and condemning violence against law 
enforcement.
  In the very last clause, it specifically expresses gratitude to law 
enforcement including ICE for ``keeping our communities safe in the 
face of danger.''
  I want to be clear. I commend local law enforcement, including the 
Orange County Sheriff's Department, which I represent, for their 
professionalism and courage. It is a tough job, and I am so grateful 
for the men and women who go out there every day and risk their lives 
to keep our communities safe.
  To extend these thanks to ICE, while failing to acknowledge the 
myriad of ways in which ICE is making other communities more dangerous, 
is outrageous and dishonest.
  I hear every single day--and I know Young Kim does, too, because we 
represent neighboring districts in Orange County--I hear from 
constituents who are deeply concerned about ICE's lawbreaking. We have 
seen the videos. We have heard the eyewitness accounts.
  ICE agents are kidnapping people in broad daylight. They are 
assaulting people in broad daylight. They are doing so while masked up, 
refusing to identify themselves, while wearing civilian clothes like 
jeans and sneakers.
  They come out of unmarked vans. They tackle people. They assault 
people. Frankly, other than the ICE vests or jackets they are wearing, 
which, by the way, can now be purchased for $29.99 on Amazon, they look 
more like gang members than Federal law enforcement agents.
  If a person runs away from these masked vigilantes, they will beat 
and chase that person down. Mr. Speaker, if you ask to see their 
identification or their warrant, they will assault you and arrest you. 
If a person films them, they will pull a gun on that individual.
  These tactics are grossly illegal and not tactics that local law 
enforcement engage in. Our local law enforcement follows the law. They 
wear body cameras. They are subject to disciplinary actions if they 
violate due process rights.
  ICE is completely unaccountable and totally out of control. We have 
seen them assault citizens. We have seen them assault elected 
officials, including Members of Congress and my colleague from 
California, Senator Alex Padilla. Just 2 weeks ago, he was assaulted, 
tackled, handcuffed, and shoved to the ground for asking a question at 
a press conference.
  The idea that ICE is making our communities safer is ludicrous. I 
quote the podcaster Joe Rogan: ``. . . if the Trump administration, if 
they're running and they said . . . we're gonna arrest all the people 
at Home Depot. We're gonna go to construction sites and we're going to 
just like tackle people at construction sites, I don't think anybody 
would have signed up for that.
  ``They said, we're gonna get rid of the criminals and the gang 
members first.''
  Right? That is crazy.
  It is crazy because the reality of the situation is that ICE is not 
going after violent criminals. They are going after peaceful, law-
abiding immigrants. As the rightwing Cato Institute recently found, 93 
percent of the people being apprehended by ICE have had no convictions 
for violent crime.
  ICE is not going after MS-13 or murderers or rapists. They are going 
after innocent people, including a woman in Tennessee who was 5 months 
pregnant and engaged to a U.S. citizen.

  Iris Dayana Monterroso-Lemus was transferred to a detention center in 
Louisiana. She was forced to sleep on the floor and eat food infested 
with roaches. She was denied medical care, despite complaining 
repeatedly about sharp pains in her pelvis. She lost her baby because 
of this mistreatment.
  She was not a criminal. She was an expectant mom whose child died. It 
is clear that ICE's lawless actions are making our communities much 
more dangerous.
  Here is a statement issued by the mayor of Santa Ana, which has been 
the epicenter of ICE raids in Orange County. She said: ``The Federal 
immigration raids . . . in Santa Ana have created a climate of fear, 
anxiety, and instability across our community.
  ``The aggressive tactics used by Federal agents have shattered trust 
in law enforcement and are eroding the critical relationship between 
our residents and the Santa Ana Police Department. When families are 
too afraid to report crimes or engage with local authorities, we are 
all less safe.''
  ICE's lawless sweeps have also deeply impacted the Korean community 
in SoCal. The first ICE raids targeted Korean-owned garment factories 
and have caused significant confusion, fear, and terror in the Korean-
American community.
  I hear every day from Korean Americans who are terrified about ICE. I 
know that my colleagues, including Young Kim, do, too. They know that 
ICE is making our communities less safe.
  I will close with this. We have all seen the videos and images of 
Narciso Barranco, a gardener and father of three U.S. Marines, who was 
tackled and punched repeatedly in the head by ICE agents wearing jeans 
and sneakers.
  As one of his sons, Alejandro, a current marine, stated, while 
deployed as a marine, if he had treated a detainee the same way ICE 
agents treated his father, it would clearly be a war crime.
  While Narciso Barranco is a resident of Tustin, he is a constituent 
of Young Kim. I would guess that he would vehemently disagree with the 
claim that ICE is making our communities safer.
  How can anyone express gratitude to ICE when they are literally 
committing war crimes against their constituents? This resolution is 
shameful. It is morally wrong. Thanking ICE is the worst kind of 
political stunt at this point in time when our constituents and our 
communities are living in fear and terror.
  Mr. Speaker, I include in the Record four items. The first is: ``ICE 
Immigration Jacket Becomes Bestseller on Amazon.'' You can view the 
link here: <a href='https://www.newsweek.com/ice-
immigration-jacket-best-seller-amazon-2035114'>https://www.newsweek.com/ice-
immigration-jacket-best-seller-amazon-2035114</a>.
  The second is a Cato Institute blog entry: ``65 Percent of People 
Taken By ICE Had No Convictions, 93 Percent No Violent Convictions.'' 
You can view the article at this link: <a href='https://www.cato.org/blog/65-
people-taken-ice-had-no-convictions-93-no-violent-
convictions'>https://www.cato.org/blog/65-
people-taken-ice-had-no-convictions-93-no-violent-
convictions</a>.
  The third and fourth items I would like to add are a statement from 
Santa Ana Mayor Valerie Amezcua and a statement from the Korean-
American Federation of Los Angeles in response to the ICE raids on June 
6.


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                                                    June 23, 2025.

                  Statement from Mayor Valerie Amezcua

       The federal immigration raids and the deployment of the 
     National Guard in Santa Ana have created a climate of fear, 
     anxiety, and instability across our community. These actions 
     are harming hardworking immigrant families, directly 
     jeopardizing public safety, and impacting the local economy.
       The aggressive tactics used by federal agents have 
     shattered trust in law enforcement and are eroding the 
     critical relationship between our residents and the Santa Ana 
     Police Department. When families are too afraid to report 
     crimes or engage with local authorities, we are all less 
     safe.
       Our businesses are suffering, our downtown is empty, and 
     our people are in fear, simply because of the color of their 
     skin or their ethnicity. We demand an end to these arbitrary 
     immigration operations. Our community deserves safety, 
     dignity, and respect, not fear.
                                  ____

                                                     June 6, 2025.


 Official Statement From the Korean American Federation of Los Angeles 
(KAFLA) Urgent Statement Regarding Recent U.S. Immigration and Customs 
                        Enforcement (ICE) Raids

       On the morning of June 6, 2025, federal agents carried out 
     coordinated immigration enforcement raids targeting multiple 
     businesses in Downtown Los Angeles, including Korean-owned 
     garment factories.
       These sudden and large-scale operations, which led to 
     numerous arrests, were reportedly conducted without prior 
     notice, causing severe disruption and significant damage to 
     the affected businesses.
       Disturbingly, reports indicate that individuals with 
     limited English proficiency or those unable to immediately 
     provide documentation verifying their legal status were 
     detained or forcibly removed on the spot. These actions have 
     led to widespread confusion, fear, and distress--impacting 
     not only the Korean American community but also many 
     residents across the area.
       The Korean American Federation of Los Angeles (KAFLA) 
     strongly condemns these unilateral and excessive enforcement 
     measures, particularly those executed without adherence to 
     due process. We urgently call upon our local, state, and 
     federal elected officials to investigate these incidents and 
     take immediate steps to ensure that the civil rights of all 
     community members are protected.
       KAFLA will continue to work in close partnership with local 
     advocacy groups and community organizations to prevent 
     further harm and to stand up for those unjustly impacted.

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