'Terrorized Our Community': Judy Chu Blasts ICE For Detaining U.S. Citizens

During remarks on the House floor Friday, Rep. Judy Chu (D-CA) spoke about Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids.

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00:00I rise in opposition to this extremely partisan resolution that seeks to legitimize President

00:07Trump's baseless attacks in Los Angeles and on our elected leaders, including Governor Newsom

00:14and Mayor Bass. This administration's mass ice raids by masked agents that will not identify

00:21themselves have trampled on our rights and left our community shaken, but not defeated.

00:29The president manufactured a crisis in Los Angeles and then blamed our constituents for it. He

00:36induced ICE to terrorize our community, detaining hundreds of hardworking residents at places like

00:42Home Depot and car washes, including U.S. citizens like Job Garcia, a doctoral student in my district,

00:52the Claremont Graduate University, who was manhandled, thrown to the ground, and handcuffed.

00:58And for this, the president called in the National Guard and Marines. This resolution only gives

01:05credence to Trump's dangerous rhetoric. Instead, we should be considering the resolution introduced

01:13by California's Democratic delegation, which condemns anyone engaged in violation of the law of violence

01:23or vandalism, but most importantly stands up for our constitutional rights to due process and free

01:31expression, and shows our appreciation to local law enforcement for upholding public safety.

01:38Rather than feed into the president's cruelty, we are standing up for the communities we were elected to

01:46represent.