Image: Congresswoman Delia C. Ramirez is joined by Sonimar Maria, the sister of Jesús Manuel Arenas-Silva, a Venezuelan immigrant who was detained on July 13 and died in ICE custody two days after, to demand that members of Congress pass the H.R. 7190, The Melt ICE Act, on July 23, 2026, in Washington, D.C.Office of Rep. Delia Ramirez

Mike Ludwig of Truthout reports: “…Progressive House Democrats are going a step further than simply questioning ICE’s tactics and bloated budget. They propose abolishing the agency altogether and redirecting its funding to safety-net programs that can help people navigate a spiraling affordability crisis.

“Americans are demanding members of Congress pursue more than training, more than reform, and more than bare-minimum policies,” said Rep. Delia Ramirez (D-Illinois) a July 22 press conference. “They are demanding that no other family suffers the pain of deportation or death at the hands of DHS’s immigration enforcement.”

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