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• <00:31:12.480> is ICE.
• And as many of us recognize, ICE is ICE.
• the way that that the ICE agents have. the way that that the ICE agents have.
• <00:42:46.160> said, uh leader of ICE, the head of ICE said, uh leader of ICE, the head of
• <00:43:32.560> officials, that if you don't want ICE officials, that if you don't want ICE

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: The House took up a motion to suspend the rules and recall House File 3412 from the Committee on Public Safety, Finance, and Policy so it could receive second and third readings and be placed on final passage. The bill, authored by Representative Finnegan, would prohibit law enforcement officers in Minnesota, including local, state, and federal agents, from wearing masks while on duty, with limited exceptions. Supporters argued the measure would increase transparency, accountability, and public trust, and said masked officers create fear and resemble “secret police,” especially in the context of recent immigration enforcement actions. They also said the state has authority to regulate this area and that the bill would not interfere with essential law enforcement duties. Opponents said the bill was poorly written, unnecessary, and politically motivated, and argued that current and pending laws already address officer identification and badge numbers. Representative Nathe said the bill would allow protesters or rioters to wear masks while restricting law enforcement, and urged a no vote. Representative Roach said the term “secret police” was a made-up political phrase and defended masked ICE agents as necessary for officer safety because they deal with dangerous criminals and could be doxed or targeted. Several members spoke in favor of the motion, including Representatives Curran, Sencer-Mura, and Pinto, who emphasized the importance of public trust and shared personal stories about children, family experiences, and encounters with masked federal agents. They described immigration enforcement incidents involving children and families as frightening and said officers should be identifiable when interacting with the public. The debate included a brief exchange between Representatives Pinto and Roach about whether masked law enforcement should be considered “secret police.” The transcript ends during that discussion and does not include the final vote or disposition of the motion.

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• volume of authorized immigrants ICE is responsible for.
• <00:15:01.880> is absent this timely notification ice is absent this timely notification ice
• collateral requiring reporting to ice collateral requiring reporting to ice and<00:16:13.800>
• Another quote: “Survivors fear ICE. They fear their abuser calling ICE.
• > already every year so ice was likely already every year so ice was likely already very<01:03

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on House File 16, and the chair moved the bill with a recommendation that it be re-referred to Elections Finance and Government Operations. Representative Rymer said the bill would require reporting to ICE when an illegal immigrant is arrested on suspicion of a violent crime, even if the county attorney does not prosecute, and would bar state and local entities from blocking federal immigration enforcement. He described the bill as narrowly focused on serious offenses such as murder, assault, robbery, kidnapping, and criminal sexual conduct, and said it was intended to improve communication with federal authorities about dangerous offenders. Supporters argued the bill would improve public safety and cooperation with federal law enforcement. David Zimmer, a former local law enforcement official, said cooperation with ICE is consistent with law enforcement practice and helps with information-sharing, warrants, consulate notifications, and locating individuals. Several other supporters, including a crime victim family member and a security officer, said the bill would help identify dangerous criminals and protect communities. Opponents said the bill would reduce trust in local law enforcement and discourage victims and witnesses from reporting crimes. Testifiers from the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota, The Advocates for Human Rights, Violence Free Minnesota, the Minnesota Council on Latino Affairs, the Northstar Alliance, the City of Minneapolis, and others said mandatory ICE notification could deter domestic violence and trafficking victims from seeking help, harm due process, and undermine community safety. Some also warned it would interfere with local separation policies, burden local agencies, and have negative economic and civil rights impacts. The committee also heard emotional testimony from individuals describing domestic abuse and immigration-related fears, and from family members of a murder victim who supported the bill.

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• This reminds me last month we mentioned the option of bringing Ice Miller before this committee.
• I think that Ice Miller has been as a close counsel with the left one folks, and Ice Miller had been
• I think it would be helpful for us to hear from Ice Miller about the... ...and I would like to be able
• September, my understanding is we'll have the Ice Miller letter ready by then, and so maybe this Left
• But, you know, if that's helpful, then because you said like a couple weeks for an Ice Miller letter,

Summary: The Select Committee on Pension Policy Executive Committee approved the June minutes and received a brief update from Assistant Attorney General Jesse Yoder, who had no litigation updates but offered to answer questions. Actuary Michael Harbour then previewed the September full committee meeting, which will include a report on the financial condition of the DRS-administered pension plans and the state actuary’s recommended economic assumptions. He also cautioned that any actuarial pricing done over the summer could change if assumptions are updated, and suggested taking votes on potential legislation later in the interim, possibly in November or December. A discussion followed about the Left 1 benefit improvement and where the funding came from. Harbour said the benefit tied to SSB 5791 (2022) was paid from the Left 1 trust fund, while a separate Left 2 benefit improvement was in SHB 1701, and he agreed to double-check the issue with DRS after members raised conflicting information. Members then discussed the broader Left 1 study, including whether IRS approval is a key barrier and whether options are limited to merger or closure. Several members asked to hear from Ice Miller, which has been advising on the tax issues, and staff said the committee should receive a written response in the next couple of weeks and could have Ice Miller appear in October. The committee reviewed and adjusted its interim work plan. September will include the actuarial presentations, a more detailed Left 1 study update, and a presentation on PERS and TERS Plan 1 COLAs, including a recap of the bill recommended this year and initial considerations for an ad hoc COLA. October is expected to include DRS administrative and performance updates, with November reserved for the State Investment Board update and a final Left 1 study update, and December may include an educational presentation on excess compensation. Members also requested a future briefing on the month-of-death benefit discussion. The September agenda was adopted, correspondence materials were noted, and the meeting adjourned.

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• to coordinate with ICE? to coordinate with ICE?
• They don't call ICE and ICE deports you.
• You have to ICE and ICE deports you.
• policy says they can contact ICE. policy says they can contact ICE.
• over to ICE? over to ICE?

Keywords: Senate streaming session for Thursday, January 29, 2026, 960, senate, all

Summary: The Senate reconvened after a snow delay, heard an invocation from Reverend Scott Shelton, and conducted several floor introductions and recognitions, including birthday wishes for staff, a welcome for a temporary office staffer, recognition of the Center for Urban Families, and introduction of the week’s pages. The chamber then approved the prior journal and moved through bill and bond initiative readings, referring the listed measures to their standing committees or the capital budget subcommittee. The first substantive action was adoption of a favorable committee report on Senate Bill 17, an emergency bill authorizing the Baltimore City Board of Licensed Commissioners to issue a related event promoters permit for the CIAA tournament. The floor leader said the bill had no amendments, no fiscal impact, and no opposition in committee. The Senate adopted the report without objection and ordered the bill printed for third reading. The Senate then took up Senate Bill 1 from the Judicial Proceedings Committee, which would require the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission to adopt a statewide policy on law enforcement face coverings, apply it to state, local, and federal officers in Maryland, and enforce violations through a civil citation and discipline. The committee report included two amendments: one technical and one making the policy statewide and preempting local policies. During extended debate, the bill’s sponsor argued that masks undermine transparency and trust and that the measure would create a uniform standard. A senator from Frederick County questioned whether the bill would effectively create a policy for federal agents without Maryland-specific training and raised concerns about enforcement, temporary detention, complaints, and possible conflicts with federal authority. The sponsor responded that officers would retain discretion, that the bill would be enforced through civil citations, and that similar civil enforcement mechanisms have been upheld in Maryland. No final vote on the amended report is shown in the transcript excerpt.

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• also grabbing on with ICE. also grabbing on with ICE.
• , uh, ICE dragnet.
• , uh, ICE dragnet. ...either through case of mistaken identity or of ICE being overzealous.
• , uh, ICE dragnet.
• Y... ...if their friend or loved one um gets caught up in the ICE, uh, ICE dragnet.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• happen one morning is we had six ICE happen one morning is we had six ICE vehicles<00:08:32.400>
• <00:09:38.360> or they would be getting taken by ICE or they would be getting taken by ICE
• <00:10:01.560> staying Our board members have had ICE staying Our board members have had ICE
• Not ICE on the sidewalk, not ICE in the parking lot or the playground, but the federal government.
• , not ICE in the ICE on the sidewalk, not ICE in the parking<00:42:04.680> lot<00:42:04.960>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• <00:41:23.359> arrested<00:41:24.359> 11 Enforcement ice arrested 11 Enforcement ice
• SB 62 will ensure that we have... as ice agents or requiring them to do as ice agents or requiring them
• <01:45:57.639> or not cooperate with the um ice or not cooperate with the um ice or Homeland
• our local jails to hold people for ice our local jails to hold people for ice when<02:05:12.239>
• law that is exactly then where ice law that is exactly then where ice should<02:16:38.200> and

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• >> ICE. I yield back. >> ICE. I yield back.
• And the best way for us to reform ICE is to keep our laser focused on ICE reform.
• hands of ICE.
• be at the expense of ICE reform. be at the expense of ICE reform.
• reform ICE by passing this bill today. reform ICE by passing this bill today.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, February 3, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• an immigrant is to an ICE detention facility, the more likely they are to be arrested by ICE.
• We know that ICE is using Plymouth Detention Center as a way station... ...be arrested by ICE.
• ICE has gone too far.
• , allowing ICE to use official buildings or parking lots as staging areas, tipping off ICE about release
• This year, 20 deaths have occurred in ICE custody.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on the Judiciary held a lengthy public hearing on a wide range of civil rights, immigration, hate crimes, and reparations bills. Chair Edwards and Chair Day opened with strict testimony rules, including two-minute limits, written testimony options, and decorum requirements. Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell testified in strong support of S. 1126/H. 1920, the Combating Hate in the Commonwealth bill, saying Massachusetts needs stronger tools to address rising hate and bias incidents. Her Civil Rights Division chief explained that the bill would give the division civil investigative demand/subpoena power, expand civil rights enforcement, close loopholes in the Massachusetts Civil Rights Act, add protected classes to the hate crimes law, and require better hate-crime data reporting. The committee also heard support for H. 1954 on access to counsel in immigration proceedings, H. 4684 on law enforcement identification and public trust, and H. 1927 to exonerate individuals accused of witchcraft in colonial Massachusetts. Several bills focused on discrimination and civil rights enforcement. Supporters of S. 1248 on organizational standing said fair housing nonprofits need explicit authority to bring discrimination complaints in their own names, especially as federal protections are under attack. On H. 1246, advocates urged adding sex and gender as protected classes in the hate crimes statute, arguing women are not protected under current state law. H. 1820 drew testimony for protections against height and weight discrimination. H. 1995 would regularize sentencing for hate crimes by requiring diversity awareness training for both convictions and continuances without a finding, and H. 1056/H. 1589 would broaden hate-crime victim standing and require restitution to be used to repair harm. H. 1886 would clarify that defense-based social service staff are exempt from mandated reporter obligations when working under attorney-client privilege. The committee also heard testimony on H. 1889/S. 1064, a bill to eliminate disparate impact. Environmental justice advocates, fair housing attorneys, and community members argued that neutral policies can still produce discriminatory outcomes and that Massachusetts should allow state-court claims and a private right of action to address them. Committee members raised concerns about litigation floodgates, punitive damages, and the scope of protected classes, while supporters said the bill would mainly target systemic harms and injunctive relief. Additional testimony supported H. 1922/S. 119, the Fair Investment Act, which would create civil rights protections in venture capital and other investment settings for founders and investors, especially women and minority entrepreneurs. The hearing also included testimony on H. 1683, the Sex Trade Survivor Act, which would expand vacatur and expungement relief for trafficking survivors, remove archaic offenses from the code, and create an interagency commission; supporters emphasized reducing barriers to housing, employment, and reentry. Finally, the committee heard extensive support for H. 1753/S. 1181, establishing a commission to study reparations in Massachusetts. Testifiers described the state’s history of slavery, redlining, and ongoing racial disparities, and urged the committee to report the bill favorably. No votes or final actions were taken during the hearing.

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• And so when we get up here and just hear more and more attacks on ICE agents, ICE agents, ICE agents,
• And so when we get up here and just hear more and more attacks on ICE agents, ICE agents, ICE agents,
• And so when we get up here and just hear more and more attacks on ICE agents, ICE agents, ICE agents,
• And so when we get up here and just hear more and more attacks on ICE agents, ICE agents, ICE agents,
• And just hear more and more attacks on ICE agents, ICE agents, ICE agents, and we stoke fear and say,

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• detention facilities, there tends to be more activity by ICE.
• We've got CoreCivic, we've got ICE, and we also have the counties.
• What it won't do is shut down the mission of ICE.
• to ICE.
• There are 80,000 applicants that want to be ICE detainees in one week that ICE got.

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• <00:12:31.200> Metro uh number five, which is ICE Metro uh number five, which is ICE Metro
• from previous years under ICE. from previous years under ICE.
• a shuffle leaning forward on the ice a shuffle leaning forward on the ice like<00:20:50.280>
• > last<01:01:59.080> few Through ICE operations the last few Through ICE operations the
• that ICE agent who was having a seizure. that ICE agent who was having a seizure.

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• So Strafford County has a contract for an ICE detention center.
• Merrimack County has a contract to hold ICE detainees. Nobody else has a contract.
• Now it does say "may" in there, because oftentimes we will call ICE, and ICE will say, "Yeah, no, we're
• So if we call ICE and ICE says, "No, we're not coming to get them," then we don't have to hold them any
• > has a contract to hold ice has a contract to hold ice toes<00:24:32.159> nobody<00:24:32.559

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• color who were stopped by ICE agents. color who were stopped by ICE agents.
• It just crossed so many constitutional lines. way ICE agents and border patrol agents way ICE agents
• innocent<01:32:36.080> people ICE arrested and held innocent people ICE arrested and held
• , cooperate with ICE, cooperate with ICE, uh<01:50:26.239> and<01:50:26.400> if<01:
• the criminals are ICE. In fact, Mr. the criminals are ICE.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• It was a case that was started time, ICE was going door-to-door in time, ICE was going door-to-door in
• circumstances, even without the ICE circumstances, even without the ICE invasion, invasion, invasion
• He wrote that ICE of racial profiling.
• In plain English, that means that ICE In plain English, that means that ICE agents<00:25:18.760>
• He when he stopped was stopped by ICE.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• depending on the impact of of um the ICE depending on the impact of of um the ICE uh<00:15:52.079
• ICE vehicles became a common sight.
• We're supposed to tell ICE the day.
• They were unmarked ICE<00:58:10.799> enforcement. ICE enforcement. ICE enforcement.
• In 2011, ICE access to education.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• An ICE officer shot and killed Renee Nicole Good in cold blood.
• An ICE officer shot and killed Renee Nicole Good in cold blood.
• I wish I didn't have to continue to repeat myself about what ICE is really doing and what ICE is about
• I wish I didn't have to continue to repeat myself about what ICE is really doing and what ICE is about
• I wish I didn't have to continue to repeat myself about what ICE is really doing and what ICE is about

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, January 13, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• This year, under the president's direction, DHS and ICE have implemented arrest quotas, and ICE has to
• administrations that limited ICE administrations that limited ICE activity<00:41:16.400> um
• <00:41:35.359> um arrest quotas and ICE has to arrest um arrest quotas and ICE has to arrest um
• or when ICE is on the scene.
• I mean, there's can't with ICE?

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Judiciary Committee held an informational briefing on the impact and legality of federal immigration enforcement efforts in Hawaii, with Chair Carl Rhodes framing it as the sixth and final interim briefing in a series on the rule of law and local effects of federal actions. He said the discussion would focus on due process concerns, questioning and detention of citizens and lawful immigrants, free speech issues, and pressure on state and local law enforcement, and noted the issues may be revisited in the 2026 regular session. There was no public testimony or committee vote; only invited speakers presented. Dr. Amy Agayani opened by arguing that immigrants are integral to Hawaii’s history, economy, and communities, and contrasted that with what she described as harmful narratives portraying immigrants as criminals. She cited figures that one in five Hawaii residents is foreign-born, that immigrants make up about 20% of the labor force and over 27% of entrepreneurs, and that roughly 40,000 people in Hawaii are undocumented, many of whom may have pathways to legal status but face language, information, and court barriers. She also said federal enforcement has expanded beyond undocumented immigrants to include citizens and lawful residents, and warned that attacks on birthright citizenship and visa categories could affect many families. Matina Mock of the legal clinic emphasized the complexity of immigration law and the severe lack of legal representation, noting a nationwide backlog of 11.3 million immigration-related applications and 3.4 million court cases, plus about 1,400 pending immigration cases in Honolulu with only two immigration judges. She said Hawaii has only six or seven nonprofit immigration legal service providers, and that represented clients are far more likely to obtain relief. Mock described a recent case involving a lawful student visa holder who was transferred among multiple federal facilities before being brought to Honolulu without clear notice, which she said illustrated due process violations. She also said ICE activity in Hawaii has sharply increased, with about 150 arrests from January to July 2025, a 380% increase over the same period in 2024, and that many detainees have no criminal record. Stephanie Haro Sevilla and another clinic fellow described 2025 enforcement as a major shift driven by a January executive order, the end of prior limits on arrests in sensitive locations, and arrest quotas they said require 3,000 arrests per day nationwide. They said this has led to arrests without warrants or probable cause, broader targeting of people with minor offenses or no criminal history, and the use of resources from other federal agencies and local law enforcement for civilian immigration enforcement. They also said the federal detention center in Honolulu is holding roughly 40 to 80 civilian detainees on any given day, often in conditions they characterized as prison-like, and warned that the current escalation could eventually affect lawful permanent residents and naturalized citizens. The speakers urged the public to support immigrant-rights advocates and local protective policies and funding measures.

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• ICE is killing people. In 2025, 32 people died in ICE custody.
• Those people are Keith Porter Jr., shot by ICE; Renee Good, shot by ICE; Alex Preti, shot by ICE; Herardo
• Manuel Diaz, died in ICE custody; Paradei Law, died in ICE custody.
• vehicles and ICE agents.
• We... ...when ICE is there because ICE agents are proving they are dangerous.

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The Senate convened, approved the journal, received House messages and first-read a large number of bills, then moved through several Committee of the Whole calendars. On Calendar 2, SB 1419 on solar energy inspection contractors was amended with a Carroll floor amendment and passed; a Sundareshan amendment aimed at requiring utilities to shield residential ratepayers from costs tied to large loads such as data centers was debated at length, but failed on a 12-15 division. SB 1498 (Department of Public Safety appropriation) and SB 1502 (unlawful flight/reckless endangerment) also received do-pass recommendations. The Committee of the Whole report was adopted, and the Senate later rejected an attempt to add the failed data-center amendment to the report by a 13-14 vote. On Calendar 3, the Senate advanced SB 1165 (insurance cost sharing for breast exams), SB 1206 (storm-related insurance claims), SB 1212 (health insurance reimbursement rates for vaccines), SB 1215 (firefighters’ occupational disease/workers’ compensation), SB 1290 and SB 1291 (agricultural property notices/classification), and SB 1347 (fertility preservation coverage), with committee amendments adopted on most of them. A Warner substitute floor amendment to SB 1347 was adopted to address insurer concerns by allowing prior authorization with a 72-hour processing requirement and clarifying storage-cost responsibility. The Senate also retained SB 1503 on the calendar. On Calendar 1 and the additional calendars, the Senate advanced SB 1013 (public employees merit hiring), SB 1108 (cash transactions and rounding, with an emergency clause added), SB 1178 (naturopathic physicians), SB 1186 (document retention/proposals/donations), SB 1286 (veterinary visits and prescriptions), SB 1366 (commercial buildings and telecommunications), SB 1431 (municipal design prohibitions), SB 1671 (gaming/racing/boxing conflict-of-interest continuation), SB 1004 (ESA students’ interscholastic activities), SB 1116 (AHCCCS access/claims review/behavioral health), SB 1162 (health care institution licensing complaints), SB 1179 (group home monitoring), SB 1475 (school district governing boards/eligibility), SB 1821 (DCS training and child placement), and SCR 1012. Several floor amendments were debated and adopted or rejected, including a Kavanaugh emergency-clause amendment to SB 1108, a failed Sears amendment to SB 1178 on prescription drug price gouging, a failed Sundareshan transparency amendment to SB 1186, a failed Kavanaugh amendment to SB 1286 on veterinary prescriptions, a Gowan amendment to SB 1366, a Payne amendment to SB 1077, a Carroll amendment to SB 1479, a Petersen amendment to SB 1566, and an Angius amendment to SB 1018 expanding the definition of foreign law to include certain harmful practices. The Senate adopted the Committee of the Whole reports and properly assigned the bills after each calendar.

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• actually snuck in more funding for ICE actually snuck in more funding for ICE and<02:35:47.040><
• the unlawful actions of ICE and CBP. the unlawful actions of ICE and CBP.
• TSA on funding for ICE. They understand TSA on funding for ICE.
• , but they're asking us to not fund ICE, but they're asking us to not fund ICE, to<02:56:49.680><
• Contrary to ICE raids in schools.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, March 25, 2026, 1012, house, all