[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 99 (Tuesday, June 10, 2025)]
[House]
[Page H2604]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
DENOUNCING ICE RAIDS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
(Mr. CISNEROS asked and was given permission to address the House for
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
Mr. CISNEROS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to denounce the ICE raids in
southern California carried out this past weekend and the President's
unilateral decision to deploy the National Guard and, now, the Marines.
The President claims to be going after violent criminals, but in
reality, ICE is rounding up individuals off the street with no
warrants, including children. Local and State law enforcement did not
ask for assistance.
Donald Trump is escalating the situation and making it more dangerous
for everyone. Just today, he said the National Guard is preventing the
violence on the street, and that is a flat-out lie. The National Guard
is standing on the sidelines, watching as local law enforcement handles
the situation.
Now, he is sending in the Marines. This is not the mission of the
Marines. They aren't trained for this. Sending them on ICE raids will
only provoke confrontation.
The President is playing with the lives of Californians, and the
military is the pawn in his political game. He wants to create a
conflict that will allow him to invoke the Insurrection Act or martial
law--God only knows why--but California will never ever bend to the
will of a tyrant.
The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Hurd of Colorado). Members are reminded
to refrain from engaging in personalities toward the President.
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