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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez stated on June 27, 2018 in an interview with The Intercept:

"ICE is required to fill 34,000 beds with detainees every single night and that number has only been increasing since 2009."

By Lucia Geng• July 6, 2018

Pat Toomey stated on June 27, 2016 in a statement:

"Sanctuary cities such as Philadelphia refuse to cooperate with the federal government in locating suspected terrorists who are in their custody and are in the country illegally."

By Anna Orso• July 8, 2016

Israel O'Quinn stated on February 02, 2022 in a Virginia House subcommittee:

On banning personal use of campaign funds.

By Warren Fiske• February 9, 2022

Donald Trump stated on January 25, 2017 in remarks at Department of Homeland Security:

Says ICE and border patrol officers "unanimously endorsed me for president."

By Miriam Valverde• January 26, 2017

Newsflash stated on June 13, 2018 in a blog post:

"Trump’s DHS secretary confirms they are preparing to arrest sanctuary city leaders."

By Miriam Valverde• June 13, 2018

Bill McCollum stated on August 05, 2010 in televised candidates' debate:

"Police officers in this state have that right," to check the immigration status of people they arrest.

By Lukas Pleva• August 9, 2010

Jeff Merkley stated on September 11, 2018 in an MSNBC interview:

Says the Trump administration transferred $10 million from FEMA to ICE.

By Miriam Valverde• September 13, 2018

George Holding stated on May 19, 2016 in a debate on WRAL:

Says North Carolina Rep. Renee Ellmers was the only Republican to vote against "an amendment to prioritize the deportation of sexual criminals who are illegal immigrants."

By Will Doran• May 23, 2016

Ann McLane Kuster stated on December 03, 2015 in an interview with New Hampshire Public Radio:

Says the Security Against Foreign Enemies Act of 2015 would not "pause" the resettlement of Syrian refugees in the United States.

By Clay Wirestone• December 19, 2015

Jon Favreau stated on July 08, 2025 in Pod Save America:

“ICE will now become the country’s largest federal law enforcement agency, bigger than the FBI, bigger than the DEA.”

By Amy Sherman• July 11, 2025

Bill Cassidy stated on June 05, 2014 in a statement on his website:

"Only after news broke that our veterans are dying because of inadequate health care did Harry Reid and Senate Democrats take action."

By Steve Contorno• June 16, 2014

Commonwealth Together PAC stated on April 08, 2026 in an online ad:

“Moulton voted with Republicans to thank ICE for protecting our homeland. He thanked ICE as they were terrorizing our communities and killed citizens in broad daylight.”

By Amy Sherman• April 13, 2026

Greg Steube stated on July 12, 2019 in a tweet:

"Terrorists who are currently being held at Guantanamo Bay can be transferred to a neighborhood near you" as a result of House Democrats’ actions on the National Defense Authorization Act.

By Amy Sherman• July 19, 2019

Pete Buttigieg stated on August 28, 2019 in a tweet:

Says President Donald Trump has been "taking money Congress authorized to protect people facing disaster in order to indefinitely detain asylum seekers."

By Louis Jacobson• August 30, 2019

Donald Trump stated on August 31, 2016 in a speech in Arizona:

The Secure Communities Program and 287(g) immigration programs "were programs that worked" but were "recklessly gutted" by the Obama administration.

By Miriam Valverde• September 6, 2016

Donald Trump stated on July 24, 2024 in a rally in Charlotte, North Carolina:

Kamala Harris “supported abolishing ICE.”

By Amy Sherman• July 29, 2024

Frank Ortis stated on November 05, 2011 in a meeting:

The city of Pembroke Pines doesn't have a vote in a plan to build a detention center in Southwest Ranches.

By Amy Sherman• November 10, 2011

Corey Stewart stated on June 30, 2018 in in a Facebook live video:

"Tim Kaine doesn’t want a border at all. He wants to get rid of Immigration and Customs Enforcement and basically the border patrol as well."

By Bill McCarthy• July 3, 2018

Casey Cagle stated on October 09, 2017 in a WSB-TV interview:

A Homeland Security study "showed 120 murders took place that could have been prevented had communities been working with ICE and Homeland Security."

By Miriam Valverde• October 12, 2017

Lamar Smith stated on May 31, 2014 in a letter to the editor of the San Antonio Express-News:

"Last year," Obama "administration officials released into our neighborhoods more than 36,000 criminal immigrants who had nearly 88,000 convictions. The crimes included hundreds of convictions for murder, rape and kidnapping and thousands of drug-related crimes."

By W. Gardner Selby• June 10, 2014

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