[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 8 (Monday, January 12, 2026)]
[House]
[Page H649]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                 END QUALIFIED IMMUNITY FOR ICE AGENTS

  (Ms. PRESSLEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. PRESSLEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise in defense of communities across 
America terrorized by the dangerous, rogue, and violent actions 
perpetrated by ICE agents.
  Millions have seen the videos of ICE shooting and killing Renee Good, 
a poet and mother who was unarmed and trying to drive away.
  Following her tragic death at the hands of law enforcement, 
Republicans rushed to deny the truth and smear the victim, a playbook 
that has been employed frequently, especially against the Black 
community.
  Now, the White House is claiming ICE agents have immunity from 
lawsuits. Enough.
  That is why I will reintroduce my bill to end qualified immunity to 
hold Federal agents accountable for breaking the law and killing our 
neighbors.
  This bill is for Renee Good and so many others, like Keith Porter, a 
proud girl dad who was killed by an ICE agent in Los Angeles. This bill 
is also for Nenko Gantchev from Chicago, who died in ICE custody after 
living in the United States for 30 years.
  Mr. Speaker, this bill is for every person in America, citizen or 
not, to know that when ICE agents break the law, they should be held 
accountable. For the families of these victims, Congress must end 
qualified immunity.

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