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• immigration service to diligently detain immigration service to diligently detain illegal<00:18:
• Request the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays are requested.
• :43.240> favor Y's and nays are requested those favor Y's and nays are requested those favor of
• objection will now entertain requests objection will now entertain requests for<02:02:46.400>
• Canada and Mexico to arrest seize detain Canada and Mexico to arrest seize detain or<04:28:06.760

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, March 6, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• 15:32.719> for >> Seeing no further request for >> Seeing no further request for what
• Madam Speaker, I request spending.
• >> I ask for a recorded vote on this closed rule. >> A recorded vote is requested.
• Now I entertain requests for one-minute speeches.
• I request to address the House for one minute to revise and extend my remarks.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, March 17, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• who should not be detained. who should not be detained.
• unjust detainment. unjust detainment.
• detained her. She's not a criminal. detained her. She's not a criminal.
• killed, detained, and returned to Haiti. killed, detained, and returned to Haiti.
• ICE detained someone's father in Dylan. ICE detained someone's father in Dylan.

Keywords: 981, all

Summary: The House convened with a quorum, approved the journal, and then moved out of order to consider Senate Joint Resolution 006 on immigration. The resolution reaffirmed support for immigrant Coloradans, emphasized their economic and cultural contributions, and called for transparent, accountable federal immigration enforcement, including an end to masked or unidentified enforcement tactics and limits on actions near schools, clinics, courthouses, faith spaces, and other sensitive locations. It also urged humane federal immigration reform, stronger state transparency tools, and protection of First Amendment rights and peaceful protest. Representative Joseph and Representative Brics spoke in strong support of the resolution, arguing that immigrants are integral to Colorado and that aggressive enforcement has caused fear, family separation, and harm in communities. They cited examples of alleged federal overreach and personal stories of affected constituents to argue for dignity, accountability, and reform. Representative Baron opposed the resolution as written, saying some parts were acceptable but others were too partisan; he offered an amendment that would emphasize legal immigration, federal authority over immigration enforcement, and a more bipartisan framing. The amendment debate centered on whether the proposal was truly bipartisan and whether the resolution should be narrowed to focus on legal immigration and federal jurisdiction. Supporters of the amendment said it better reflected shared values and legal realities, while resolution sponsors rejected the changes and asked for a no vote. The transcript ends during continued debate over the amendment, with no final vote on the resolution or amendment shown in the excerpt.

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• A recent priority issue that our state federal office has been working on is Governor Abbott's request
• Executing the governor's request requires substantial collaboration with Texas congressional members,
• The fate of the governor's request ultimately rests with Congress.
• And relative to that, you talked about how many were on, uh, immigration detainers. Are those?
• Uh, are you seeing much request to contract city services like law enforcement to MUDs?

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• It also examined 60 non-notified, non-declared transactions down from 84 in. 2022 requesting filings
• So this bill... says they are detained or arrested by Homeland Security.
• But they have to be detained or arrested by Homeland Security before any of this takes place.
• is required by law to collect DNA samples from non-citizens excluding lawful permanent residents detained
• And it is for an individual that has been detained or arrested already. So it's not randomly used.

Bills: HB256, HB1308, HB1554, HB1743, HB2308, HB2351, HB2858, HB3676, HB3784, HB4312, HB4552, HB4823, HB4852, HB5007, HB5010, HB5520, HB5524, HCR19, HB256, HCR19

Keywords: E-verify, employment verification, illegal employment, state contracts, government entities, license suspension, immigration compliance, state grant funding, E-Verify, compliance, penalties, immigration, government contracts, employee status, state contractors, E-verify program, legally present, employment practices, legal services, public money

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• They've detained U.S. citizens in front of me while I'm begging them to let them go.
• One of them was detained by ICE, who's legally here.
• . with individuals who have been detained.
• <00:09:44.640> A detained by ICE with no explanation.
• A detained by ICE with no explanation.

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The meeting was a multi-state press event and hearing focused on alleged federal immigration enforcement abuses in Minnesota and other states. Minnesota lawmakers and invited legislators from Montana, Illinois, North Dakota, Tennessee, and elsewhere described ICE and Border Patrol activity as warrantless, masked, and violent, citing detentions of residents and U.S. citizens, school lockdowns, hospital disruptions, chemical munitions, and the deaths of Renee Good and Alex Brady. Speakers said the actions were terrorizing immigrant communities, communities of color, Native Americans, and families, and argued that the federal government was using Minnesota as a testing ground for broader authoritarian overreach. Several lawmakers tied the situation to constitutional and civil-rights concerns, saying the conduct violated protections related to due process, free speech, and equal treatment. They urged state and federal officials to resist cooperation with ICE, protect schools, hospitals, churches, and courthouses as safe spaces, and support sanctuary policies. One speaker said Minnesota had never before needed a select committee on federal impacts, but that the current situation justified it; another said a coalition of 27 states was coordinating 85 bills to require coordination with local law enforcement, increase transparency, protect against warrantless arrests and racial profiling, and impose consequences for federal misconduct. During the press question period, lawmakers from North Dakota and Tennessee said similar enforcement activity was spreading beyond Minnesota, including reported abductions in Fargo and a large federal presence in Memphis that had led to deportations and business closures. Illinois lawmakers said their state had already passed sanctuary laws and would continue pushing back. The event ended with calls for continued organizing, state-level legislation, and collective resistance to federal immigration enforcement practices described by speakers as unlawful and abusive.

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• They were also patient and professional in responding to our numerous questions and data requests.
• So was there a request for more funding that the legislature didn't pass, or was there no request?
• **Madam Chair**: There was no request.
• Firearm during the commission of the delinquent act would automatically score to detain.
• So I would really request that IEPs be part of the data that we get.

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• experience worse detained pre-trial experience worse outcomes.<00:05:19.120> The<00:05:19.440
• In this system, decisions to release or detain would be reasoned, justified, constitutionally sound,
• <00:08:03.039> system, intentional release and detain system, intentional release and detain
• <00:10:44.399> system intentional release and detain system intentional release and detain
• Troy responded, which is that this is not a detainer or release.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Representative Muse request a roll call. Representative Muse request a roll call.
• Division's been requested. Members, take your seats. Representative Orz requests a roll call.
• frivolous requests for new trials. frivolous requests for new trials.
• Have a request for division. We have a request for a division. This will be a division vote.
• Have a request for division. We have a request for a division. This will be a division vote.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• The request from the FAA is required. You have the airport, which is protected.
• So my hope is that by requested.
• ,<01:41:47.040> arrested, who have been detained, arrested, who have been detained, arrested
• <01:41:57.119> So,<01:41:57.679> it's picked up and detained.
• So, it's picked up and detained.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• a request to search the motor vehicle. a request to search the motor vehicle.
• Um and so they can detain be.
• , equipment issues, or suspect requests, equipment issues, or suspect requests, um,<04:25:18.080>
• of as a request of the Department<04:30:52.239> of<04:30:52.399> Safety.
• U, this bill was also requested alarm.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Moved to adopt Representative Ranson, request unanimous consent that the resolution should be adopted
• Members, hospitals 3466 is a bill request from the Corporation Commission that eliminates their petty
• This is The request from Oklahoma County Sheriff Tommy Johnson.
• They will not be handling any of these people that have been detained.
• This is a request bill from the Oklahoma City Police Department bomb squad.

Bills: HB3419, HB4153, HB3430, HB3791, HB3277, HB4119, HB4408, HB3905, HB3968, HB3835, HB3386, HB2650, HB3742, HB3588, HB3748, HB4303, HB4311, HB3028, HB4428, HB4429, HB4132, HB1889, HB3265, HB1739, HB4434, HB3313, HB3852, HB4263, HB3413, HB3414, HB3415, HB3416, HB3417, HB3418, HB3420, HB2116, HB2206, HB3625, HB2939, HB3721, HB1823, HB2425, HB4440, HJR1087, HB4003, HJR1077, HB1770, HB1675, HB3627, HB3891, HJR1067, HB3462, HJR1053, HJR1054, HJR1044, HB3472, HB1225, HJR1019, HB4145, HJR1081, HB1746, HJR1069, HJR1050, HB1638, HB3327, HJR1055, HB3127, HB4488, HB2955, HB3781, HB3783, HB3802, HB2471, HB2937, SCR16, HB2960, HB3466, HB3262, HB3269, HB3152, HB4140, HB4142, HB3148, HB3378

Keywords: corruption, nonpublic information, government accountability, criminal law, public office, driver license, reading proficiency, minors, education requirements, alternative testing, attendance, remedial reading, public school, oath of enrollment, court financial obligations, cost hearing, payment plan, community service, court compliance program, debt relief

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• status unless that information is strictly necessary to assess eligibility for or to administer requested
• The vast majority of people detained by ICE have no criminal record whatsoever—more than 80 percent.
• turned over to ICE, and if they are, that information is turned over to ICE and those people are detained
• trying to make is that somebody like Yari should be able to get cancer treatment, whether she is detained
• And before I let you continue, Senator Tiz, can you just please, please, please... detained, but she

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, a roll call showing 27 present, and approval of the prior journal. Members then introduced guests, including representatives of the Arizona Fair Association, Mohave County Parks and Fair officials, a constituent guest, a candidate shadowing a senator, Father David Myers, and the Doctor of the Day. The chamber then moved into Committee of the Whole and considered three bills. SB 1268/HB 2792, a veterans property tax exemption cleanup measure, was explained as clarifying that the exemption applies to a primary residence and jointly owned property for spouses; it received a due pass recommendation and later passed 29-1 with an emergency clause. SB 1051, requiring hospitals to collect and report patient immigration-status information tied to public spending, drew extensive debate over privacy, public health, cost, and immigration enforcement; supporters framed it as accountability for taxpayer spending, while opponents called it discriminatory and harmful to care-seeking, and it passed 17-13. SB 1316, creating a process for Arizona rural health transformation funds and requiring public hearings and JLBC involvement, was defended as a transparency measure for a $167 million federal rural health award; opponents argued it added bureaucracy and could delay rural care, but it passed 17-13. After the Committee of the Whole report was adopted, the Senate took up third readings. HB 2792 passed 29-1 with an emergency clause, SB 1123 passed 29-1, SB 1125 passed 30-0, SB 1145 passed 29-1, SB 1316 passed 17-13, and SB 1051 passed 17-13. Several members explained votes, with repeated arguments over immigration, public health, transparency, and the role of JLBC. The Senate then announced committee meetings for the next day and adjourned until February 11, 2026, at 1:15 p.m.

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• We'd provide additional information if it was requested.
• At the request of LMA, that has been moved to $500,000.
• office, the request on what my authority and power was.
• And actually, that request came in... Actually, that request came in January 23rd, 2019.
• Our first request took seven months to be filled, and we didn't receive everything we requested, even

Keywords: 974, senate, all

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• Representative Olson: "Uh, I would request that another member of this committee potentially move the
• Additionally, the employee must request Additionally, the employee must request that<00:26:59.360
• or deported, their stress be detained or deported, their stress response<00:39:25.360> system
• We know that children right now are currently being detained in detention centers.
• being detained in detention centers. centers. centers.

Bills: HF3415

Keywords: child care, day care, licensed child care center, license-exempt child care, immigration enforcement, ICE, Customs and Border Protection, CBP, USCIS, Department of Homeland Security, DHS, judicial warrant, facility access, sensitive locations, immigrant families, Minnesota Statutes chapter 142B, 1183, house

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• Dozens of parents of our school district students were detained.
• The individuals detained were here legally and following the rules.
• Seven of our students were detained.
• <00:05:03.440> were reinforcing that those detained were reinforcing that those detained were
• And you'll see assistance upon request.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• The amendment was, um, requested by the military.
• It was about requested by the military.
• And I don't know why they wrote it that narrowly, but that is what they requested.
• They're the ones who have to manage this, and that's their request. another. Um, another.
• , detained, detained, the<02:10:58.639> so-called<02:10:59.119> Terry<02:10:59.599>

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Once we put out the request for information, we had some organizations that had an interest.
• How many unauthorized alien children do you have in detainment or in residential facilities?
• Surely the 1,000 detained, 1,500 residential commitment, are not just conveniently, you know, upon entry
• Surely the 1,000 detained, 1,500 residential commitment are not just conveniently, you know, upon entry
• that some kids that want that, and I think to your point on the data, we would have to do a data request

Summary: The committee heard a presentation from Department of Juvenile Justice Secretary Eric Hall on the Florida Scholars Academy, a new unified education model for youth in residential commitment programs. He explained that the academy replaced the prior decentralized district-run system with a contracted model through Florida Virtual School, allowing individualized blended learning, real-time progress monitoring, expanded special education services, and a broader course catalog including dual enrollment, CTE, GED testing, and postsecondary pathways through the Florida Youth College partnership with Tallahassee State College. Hall said the department is using data to focus on academic achievement, workforce credentials, and peer-group change as strategies to reduce recidivism, and reported early results including 60 diplomas or GEDs, a 5.5% teacher vacancy rate, and progress-monitoring gains for most students. Hall also reviewed implementation of House Bill 1181 on swift accountability and juvenile justice reforms. He said the law strengthened pre-arrest delinquency citation use, raised the target for eligible citations to 70%, required written justification for releasing youth charged with certain felony firearm offenses, and directed the department to develop a firearm-offending curriculum focused on avoidance and consequences. He described a new statewide graduated sanctions matrix for probation technical violations, intended to provide quicker and more consistent responses without overburdening courts. He said early data showed reductions in weapons/firearm offenses and auto theft, and that the department had conducted circuit-level outreach to law enforcement, courts, and providers to support implementation. Members asked about the number of unauthorized alien children in detention or residential care, teacher vacancies and whether instruction continues when staff are absent, screen-time and supervision concerns with laptops, and whether students are reentering local schools with improved academic performance. Hall said he did not have data on immigration status, that FLVS and classroom staff provide continuity when teachers are absent, that devices are checked in and out and security has been tightened, and that the department is still early in implementation but is hearing positive anecdotal feedback from parents. Vice Chair Smith asked for more detail on the firearm curriculum, and Hall offered to provide it. The committee took no formal votes and adjourned after no public testimony was offered.

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• entertain up to five further requests entertain up to five further requests for<00:08:35.839>
• I urge a no vote. stop, arrest, and detain immigrants and stop, arrest, and detain immigrants and US<
• I'd like to call for the gentleman requesting the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays are requested.
• requesting the yays and nas. Yes. requesting the yays and nas. Yes.
• <01:14:39.679> Those The ys and nays are requested. Those The ys and nays are requested.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Friday, June 27, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• Each year, the state has received far more tax credit requests than the cap currently allowed.
• Each year, the state has received far more tax credit requests than the cap currently allows for research
• In 2025, the Department of Revenue approved applications that requested over $104 million in tax credits
• You're detained. You're thrown in the local jail for a limited number of people, You're detained.
• Director Guthrie told us last week 14,000 people were detained there since it was open in July.

Summary: The Committee on Commerce and Tourism considered a series of bills affecting tax policy, workforce development, business regulation, consumer protection, rural development, and artificial intelligence. SB 1076 would raise Florida’s research and development tax credit cap from $9 million to $50 million beginning with the 2027 allocation, and it was reported favorably. CS/SB 1266 would create a cybersecurity experiential internship and clearance-readiness program with the Department of Commerce and Cyber Florida; an amendment removed an appropriation from the bill, and the committee reported it favorably. SB 554, a broad update to Florida’s not-for-profit corporation law, was also reported favorably after supportive testimony from Florida Bar representatives. SB 1004, aimed at protecting buyers of dogs and cats from deceptive sales and predatory financing practices, received strong support from animal welfare advocates and was reported favorably. SB 1074, which provides rounding rules for cash transactions if pennies are unavailable, was likewise reported favorably. SB 214, expanding the rural community definition to include special districts in rural counties for economic development purposes, was reported favorably. SPB 7030, a public records exemption tied to Department of Legal Affairs investigations, was adopted as a committee bill and favorably reported. The committee also heard extensive discussion on SB 998, the Department of Commerce package. The bill would modernize the Florida Small Cities Community Development Block Grant program, clarify rural community eligibility for certain unincorporated areas, exempt military entities from a reverter clause on land conveyances, and revise E-Verify enforcement procedures. Members questioned the E-Verify provisions, including penalties, protections for workers incorrectly flagged, and the treatment of gig workers. Senator Smith opposed the bill, arguing it creates unequal treatment between employers and immigrant workers, while Senator Wright supported the military-related provisions. Despite the debate, SB 998 was reported favorably, with Senators Bracy Davis, Smith, and Errington voting no. The committee also took up SB 482, an “Artificial Intelligence Bill of Rights” that would create consumer protections for companion chatbots, require parental consent and access for minors, mandate periodic disclosures that users are interacting with AI, restrict certain uses of personal data and likenesses, and give the Attorney General enforcement authority. The bill drew both support and criticism: supporters emphasized child safety, transparency, and consumer protection, while opponents raised concerns about privacy, broad definitions, lack of audit mechanisms, and the absence of a private right of action for adults. Senators Smith and Davis urged clearer definitions and stronger accountability, but both said the bill was a starting point. The committee reported SB 482 favorably. The meeting ended with recorded affirmative votes requested by Senators Yarbrough, Wright, and Davis on selected tabs, and the committee adjourned.