Washington, Jan. 22 -- Rep. Kathy Castor issued the following press release:
Today, U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL-14) released a statement on House Republicans' legislation to fund the Department of Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE):
"The militarization of American cities is dangerous and un-American. At Donald Trump's direction, ICE has discarded its core mission and is operating without accountability-targeting and terrorizing nonviolent people, violating Americans' constitutional rights, and fueling fear in communities across the country.
"The Trump Administration promised to focus on violent felons. Instead, agents have grown more reckless. Last year, 32 people died in ICE custody - the most in decades. Ame...