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Ayanna Pressley: “He [the father] remains in ICE custody, denied precious time…”

Featuring: Ayanna Pressley, Democratic | U.S. House Massachusetts, 7th Congressional District

In Boycott of SOTU, Rep. Pressley Dedicated Floor Speech to Children Traumatized by ICE

Published February 24, 2026 | Video Starts at 01:37

He is a good man who has done nothing wrong and the courts agreed. And while he has been brought back to the United States, He [the father] remains in ICE custody, denied precious time with his family, his future hanging in the balance. We will not stop fighting until your family is reunited. Juan Nicholas Suchet, Elainey, Liam, Ashley and Daphne. Today I recognize you as my honorary guests to the State of the Union. (01:37–04:32)

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Asserts that a father remains in ICE custody, separated from his family.

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