Overview

• Representatives Ralph Norman and Troy Nehls and Senator Tommy Tuberville told reporters they are unconcerned about ICE detaining U.S. citizens, with Norman saying he is “not concerned about that” and Tuberville advising Americans not to “hang around illegals.”
• Disabled veteran George Retes was held for three days by ICE at a California farm without charges or legal counsel after a July 10 raid.
• The “Stop ICE from Kidnapping US Citizens Act,” introduced July 16 by Representative Pramila Jayapal, would explicitly bar ICE from detaining or deporting American citizens.
• A Reuters/Ipsos survey released July 16 found 41% approval for President Trump’s handling of immigration and just 28% support for workplace raids.
• ICE continues to conduct widespread enforcement actions at factories, farms, restaurants and schools under the administration’s mass deportation policy despite declining public support.