Washington, Feb. 3 -- Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi issued the following press release:
Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) today exposed a pattern of systemic violence by Trump DHS at a bicameral shadow hearing titled "Our Values at Stake: Examining DHS' Use of Violence in Immigration Enforcement," detailing repeated uses of excessive force, false official narratives, and entrenched impunity under President Trump.
During the hearing, Krishnamoorthi laid out how DHS and ICE operations carried out under President Trump - including Operation Midway Blitz - inflicted serious, systemic harm on Chicago-area communities. Incidents examined included the pepper-spraying of a one-year-old child, the tasing of a U.S. citizen who refused to all...