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Gwen Moore: “He does have a U visa application and it's being reviewed.”

Featuring: Gwen Moore, Democratic | U.S. House, Wisconsin, District 4

Rep Moore Press Conferencing Following Visit with Detained Constituent Ramon Morales Reyes

Published June 6, 2025 | Video Starts at 13:55

And I would hope that if I were to go to Mexico or to Poland or China or anywhere else and I were detained, particularly for some erroneous reason, that I would have due process. And our Constitution guarantees that. And He does have a U visa application and it's being reviewed. That will take all things into consideration, hopefully. And so while ICE claims that they've clarified, I'm going to ask them to take that off their website. (13:55–14:00)

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“I did go up to the Dodge County Jail for the second time this week.”
Rep Moore Press Conferencing Following Visit with Detained Constituent Ramon Morales Reyes | Uploaded June 6, 2025 | 00:06-00:12
“I was successful in actually meeting with Ramon Morales Reyes.”
Rep Moore Press Conferencing Following Visit with Detained Constituent Ramon Morales Reyes | Uploaded June 6, 2025 | 00:13-00:19
“His health care needs are being met to his satisfaction.”
Rep Moore Press Conferencing Following Visit with Detained Constituent Ramon Morales Reyes | Uploaded June 6, 2025 | 00:24-00:29
“He actually does have diabetes, type 1 diabetes.”
Rep Moore Press Conferencing Following Visit with Detained Constituent Ramon Morales Reyes | Uploaded June 6, 2025 | 00:29-00:35
“He receives pastoral care twice a week from members of his religious affiliation.”
Rep Moore Press Conferencing Following Visit with Detained Constituent Ramon Morales Reyes | Uploaded June 6, 2025 | 00:45-00:54
“The website of Homeland Security... has this disinformation about Ramon Morales Reyes.”
Rep Moore Press Conferencing Following Visit with Detained Constituent Ramon Morales Reyes | Uploaded June 6, 2025 | 01:35-01:48
“Sheriff Dale Schmidt... agreed that all that had been debunked, and no one believed that to be true.”
Rep Moore Press Conferencing Following Visit with Detained Constituent Ramon Morales Reyes | Uploaded June 6, 2025 | 02:02-02:15
“He gets visits. His family is allowed to visit him.”
Rep Moore Press Conferencing Following Visit with Detained Constituent Ramon Morales Reyes | Uploaded June 6, 2025 | 02:30-02:34
“There was supposed to be a bond hearing for Mr. Morales Reyes that was postponed.”
Rep Moore Press Conferencing Following Visit with Detained Constituent Ramon Morales Reyes | Uploaded June 6, 2025 | 03:17-03:30
“Mr. Morales Reyes is a victim.”
Rep Moore Press Conferencing Following Visit with Detained Constituent Ramon Morales Reyes | Uploaded June 6, 2025 | 03:25-07:35
“He does have a lot of ties to the community and no serious criminal records.”
Rep Moore Press Conferencing Following Visit with Detained Constituent Ramon Morales Reyes | Uploaded June 6, 2025 | 03:39-03:47
“He does have family and three American children, two of whom are minors.”
Rep Moore Press Conferencing Following Visit with Detained Constituent Ramon Morales Reyes | Uploaded June 6, 2025 | 03:46-03:54
“He's the major breadwinner in his family.”
Rep Moore Press Conferencing Following Visit with Detained Constituent Ramon Morales Reyes | Uploaded June 6, 2025 | 03:53-03:57
“He was to be a witness in the case against the gentleman who stabbed him.”
Rep Moore Press Conferencing Following Visit with Detained Constituent Ramon Morales Reyes | Uploaded June 6, 2025 | 04:19-04:27
“The Department of Homeland Security is continuing to perpetrate this disinformation.”
Rep Moore Press Conferencing Following Visit with Detained Constituent Ramon Morales Reyes | Uploaded June 6, 2025 | 04:44-04:52
“He's going to be seen next Tuesday for his bond hearing.”
Rep Moore Press Conferencing Following Visit with Detained Constituent Ramon Morales Reyes | Uploaded June 6, 2025 | 05:01-05:08
“He was allowed privileges to go outside to the open air space in the prison.”
Rep Moore Press Conferencing Following Visit with Detained Constituent Ramon Morales Reyes | Uploaded June 6, 2025 | 05:42-05:50
“If Mr. Morales Reyes is indeed deported... we can just forget about ever... getting any cooperation out of immigrants.”
Rep Moore Press Conferencing Following Visit with Detained Constituent Ramon Morales Reyes | Uploaded June 6, 2025 | 06:43-10:57
“His U visa, the visa that is set aside specifically for people in Mr. Morales Rey's position.”
Rep Moore Press Conferencing Following Visit with Detained Constituent Ramon Morales Reyes | Uploaded June 6, 2025 | 07:43-07:53
“We have a contract with ICE.”
Rep Moore Press Conferencing Following Visit with Detained Constituent Ramon Morales Reyes | Uploaded June 6, 2025 | 09:09-09:13
“We don't know the exact number of detainees that they have there. It may be as many as 100.”
Rep Moore Press Conferencing Following Visit with Detained Constituent Ramon Morales Reyes | Uploaded June 6, 2025 | 09:13-09:20
“There's no court appearances that are conducted by the Dodge County Court, that these are all federal.”
Rep Moore Press Conferencing Following Visit with Detained Constituent Ramon Morales Reyes | Uploaded June 6, 2025 | 09:35-09:48
“I have a record for supporting victims of violence.”
Rep Moore Press Conferencing Following Visit with Detained Constituent Ramon Morales Reyes | Uploaded June 6, 2025 | 10:35-10:39
“This would have a very chilling impact on getting us to have immigrants...to participate in investigations.”
Rep Moore Press Conferencing Following Visit with Detained Constituent Ramon Morales Reyes | Uploaded June 6, 2025 | 10:44-10:57
“Everybody, citizen or not, regardless of your immigration status, everybody on our soil is entitled to due process.”
Rep Moore Press Conferencing Following Visit with Detained Constituent Ramon Morales Reyes | Uploaded June 6, 2025 | 13:28-13:37
“ICE claims that they've clarified, I'm going to ask them to take that off their website.”
Rep Moore Press Conferencing Following Visit with Detained Constituent Ramon Morales Reyes | Uploaded June 6, 2025 | 14:06-14:12
“The Dodge County Jail is just the contractor.”
Rep Moore Press Conferencing Following Visit with Detained Constituent Ramon Morales Reyes | Uploaded June 6, 2025 | 14:44-14:48
“He has a bond hearing on Tuesday. He's not a danger to the community.”
Rep Moore Press Conferencing Following Visit with Detained Constituent Ramon Morales Reyes | Uploaded June 6, 2025 | 16:08-16:15
“We do have a broken immigration system. It moves entirely too slow. There are no guarantees for due process.”
Rep Moore Press Conferencing Following Visit with Detained Constituent Ramon Morales Reyes | Uploaded June 6, 2025 | 17:59-18:10
“If we follow through with deporting, particularly either one of these individuals, Ms. Oriano or Mr. Reyes, it will embolden criminals.”
Rep Moore Press Conferencing Following Visit with Detained Constituent Ramon Morales Reyes | Uploaded June 6, 2025 | 18:12-18:30
“He does not want to be deported.”
Rep Moore Press Conferencing Following Visit with Detained Constituent Ramon Morales Reyes | Uploaded June 6, 2025 | 21:44-21:47
“We're going to work on this letter, like, immediately, if not sooner, and try to make some impact before Tuesday.”
Rep Moore Press Conferencing Following Visit with Detained Constituent Ramon Morales Reyes | Uploaded June 6, 2025 | 22:37-22:51