Washington, Feb. 3 -- Rep. John B. Larson issued the following press release:
Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) voted against a government funding package that would continue funding for ICE, with no restrictions to rein in the agency's abuses of power. Last week, at the direction of U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem, Larson was illegally denied entry (https://larson.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/larson-illegally-denied-entry-ice-facility-burlington-massachusetts) to an ICE facility in Burlington, Massachusetts.
"While I commend my colleagues' efforts to negotiate real wins for the American people in this funding bill - including new investments in affordable housing, special education, and medical research - I can...