WASHINGTON – Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) introduced a resolution reaffirming that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has no authority to arrest, detain, interrogate, or deport U.S. citizens. “ICE exists to enforce immigration law, so it should be a no-brainer: U.S. citizens can’t be detained by ICE. But in Trump’s America, citizens are being thrown into detention centers just because of how they look to meet an arbitrary quota. It’s outrageous and illegal,” said Senator Gallego. “I introduced this resolution to make it clear that the Senate stands against this rogue and unlawful behavior.” This comes after multiple reports of U.S. citizens being wrongfully arrested, detained, interrogated, and deported, including

WASHINGTON – Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) supported the Stop the Scammers Act to restore critical Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) funding and authorize the CFPB to reward whistleblowers who report wrongdoing.   This legislation follows the passage of the Republican tax bill, which slashed CFPB funding in half and removed vital protections for victims of scams and fraud and people experiencing unfair, deceptive, and abusive practices from financial institutions. “The Republican tax bill was a gift to ultra-wealthy corporations at the expense of working families. By slashing CFBP funding, it gave scammers and shady businesses a free pass to rip people off,” said Senator Gallego. “This bill restores the

In Absence of Transparency from the Trump Administration and Action from Congressional Republicans, Committee Democrats Assert Oversight Authority WASHINGTON—Senator Gallego (D-AZ), Democratic members of the Homeland Security and Governmental Security Committee, and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) are pressing the Justice Department to fulfill President Trump’s promise to provide transparency to the American people by releasing documents related to the Jeffrey Epstein case. In a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi, the senators assert their oversight authority to compel the Justice Department to produce all documents, files and other materials in the department’s possession and to ensure the production protects information related to victims. The