Press Releases
Chicago, IL — Today, Congresswoman Delia C. Ramirez (IL-03) and Congressman Jesús “Chuy” García (IL-04) hosted an election security and polling location safety roundtable with public officials, government agencies, community stakeholders, and other partners to discuss preparedness and coordination efforts to keep polling locations safe, secure, accessible, and free from intimidation or disruption.
Washington, DC – Yesterday, Congressmembers Delia C. Ramirez (IL-03), Congressmembers Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Jesús “Chuy” García (IL-04) led 28 colleagues in a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio raising serious concerns about the Trump administration’s efforts to undermine the Western Hemisphere’s second-largest democracy ahead of Brazil’s presidential election next month.
Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Delia C.
Washington, D.C. — Today, Congresswoman Delia C. Ramirez (IL-03), Ranking Member of a Subcommittee in the Committee of Homeland Security, and Congresswoman Madeleine Dean (PA-04) introduced H.R 10226, the No Shock Act, to ban the use of “shock gloves” by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents.
Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Delia C. Ramirez (IL-03) released the following statement:
“Today, we received notice of another death in ICE detention. We also learned that a 20-year-old Haitian immigrant, Pierre Damas Bel, took his own life in Springfield, Ohio, after the Trump Administration ended TPS for Haitians and fitted him with an ankle monitor.
Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Delia C. Ramirez (IL-03), Ranking Member of a Subcommittee in the Committee of Homeland Security, led 49 colleagues in a letter to the U.S.