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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 04:49

I do not favor abolishing ice, but significant reforms are needed. This is the United States of America. Officers should be required to get a warrant from a judge before they kick in someone's door. Agents should not be able to hide their faces and conceal their identities from the public. to evade accountability for misconduct. American citizens should not be detained and deported and when there are cases of misconduct, there should be mandatory independent investigations. (04:49–04:55)

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