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Rosa DeLauro: “A detention officer in an ICE facility recently pleaded…”

Featuring: Rosa DeLauro, Democratic | U.S. House Connecticut, 3rd Congressional District

DeLauro in ICE Budget Hearing: "These agencies are in dire need of serious reform"

Published April 16, 2026 | Video Starts at 03:56

ICE officers in Minnesota tear gassed a family on their way home from a basketball game which caused their six month old daughter's heart to stop beating before she was rushed to the hospital. A detention officer in an ICE facility recently pleaded guilty to sexually abusing a detainee. over the course of several months. In 2025, there was an ongoing investigation into two immigration officers for potentially lying under oath after they shot a Venezuelan man in the leg. (03:56–04:02)

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Asserts that a detention officer pleaded guilty to sexual abuse in an ICE facility.

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“44 detainees have died in ICE custody since President Trump took office, including 25 in this fiscal year alone.”
DeLauro in ICE Budget Hearing: "These agencies are in dire need of serious reform" | Uploaded April 16, 2026 | 02:59-03:07
“ICE violated nearly 100 federal court orders.”
DeLauro in ICE Budget Hearing: "These agencies are in dire need of serious reform" | Uploaded April 16, 2026 | 03:15-03:19
“Law enforcement in Minnesota is investigating two ICE officers for kidnapping, false imprisonment.”
DeLauro in ICE Budget Hearing: "These agencies are in dire need of serious reform" | Uploaded April 16, 2026 | 03:27-03:34
“ICE officers in Minnesota tear gassed a family...caused their six month old daughter's heart to stop beating.”
DeLauro in ICE Budget Hearing: "These agencies are in dire need of serious reform" | Uploaded April 16, 2026 | 03:46-03:54
“A Cuban man died by homicide due to excessive force at a nice run facility in El Paso.”
DeLauro in ICE Budget Hearing: "These agencies are in dire need of serious reform" | Uploaded April 16, 2026 | 04:14-04:20
“Republican leadership has openly decided to pursue a partisan funding process outside of the Appropriations Committee.”
DeLauro in ICE Budget Hearing: "These agencies are in dire need of serious reform" | Uploaded April 16, 2026 | 00:10-00:20
“Funding the government through a series of partisan budget bills...is a recipe for catastrophe.”
DeLauro in ICE Budget Hearing: "These agencies are in dire need of serious reform" | Uploaded April 16, 2026 | 00:21-00:34
“The entire Department of Homeland Security still shut down after more than 60 days because Republican leadership refused to pass the bill.”
DeLauro in ICE Budget Hearing: "These agencies are in dire need of serious reform" | Uploaded April 16, 2026 | 01:37-01:53
“The United States Senate unanimously passed [the bill] twice.”
DeLauro in ICE Budget Hearing: "These agencies are in dire need of serious reform" | Uploaded April 16, 2026 | 01:48-01:53
“Officers should be required to get a warrant from a judge before they kick in someone's door.”
DeLauro in ICE Budget Hearing: "These agencies are in dire need of serious reform" | Uploaded April 16, 2026 | 04:44-04:50
“Agents should not be able to hide their faces and conceal their identities from the public.”
DeLauro in ICE Budget Hearing: "These agencies are in dire need of serious reform" | Uploaded April 16, 2026 | 04:49-04:55
“American citizens should not be detained and deported.”
DeLauro in ICE Budget Hearing: "These agencies are in dire need of serious reform" | Uploaded April 16, 2026 | 04:57-05:02
“There should be mandatory independent investigations [in cases of misconduct].”
DeLauro in ICE Budget Hearing: "These agencies are in dire need of serious reform" | Uploaded April 16, 2026 | 04:57-05:11
“Encourage Republican leadership stop blocking the bill that passed the Senate unanimously twice.”
DeLauro in ICE Budget Hearing: "These agencies are in dire need of serious reform" | Uploaded April 16, 2026 | 05:33-05:40