Jayapal has already held a series of shadow hearings titled “Kidnapped and Disappeared,” examining detention conditions, third-country removals, and enforcement operations.
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During a March shadow hearing focused on children, Jayapal said families “traumatized” by enforcement would require “some form of reparation” and that those who “inflicted this harm need to be prosecuted” and “brought before us.”
The congresswoman has also demanded personnel and disciplinary records of federal officers involved in shootings during immigration operations, citing figures of at least 25 people shot and six killed since the start of the administration.
On November 3, the day before the election, she posted that she had been notified of the 62nd death in ICE custody under the current administration and that voters had the power “to stop this cruelty and hold ICE accountable.”
The figures include people who have died from illness, suicide, and other causes.
Jayapal has previously co-sponsored legislation such as the “Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act” aimed at ending private detention and improving comfort while illegal aliens are being detained.
