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US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Monday, June 9, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- has shut down the open border aggressively and forced the immigration laws, blocked the entry of aliens
- They fail to protect the Jewish students, vigorously vetted aliens who wish to come to our country, and
- HAS SHUT DOWN THE OPEN BORDER AGGRESSIVELY AND FORCED THE IMMIGRATION LAWS, BLOCKED THE ENTRY OF ALIENS
- But instead of turning over this illegal alien to ICE and law enforcement, Colorado lawmakers Legislature
- But instead of turning over this illegal alien to ICE and law enforcement, Colorado lawmakers gave him
Bills:
HR480 , HR481 , HR488 , HB2035 , HR252 , HB1948 , HR1373 , HR1182 , HR248 , HR137 , HB2390 , HB2351
Keywords:
House of Representatives, congressional training, workplace rights, workplace responsibilities, anti-discrimination, anti-harassment, sexual harassment training, employee training, Member orientation, House Administration Committee, Congressional Accountability Act, CAA, interns, unpaid interns, fellows, detailees, legislative workplace, congressional offices, compliance training, ethics training
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
State of the Union Address by the President of the United States (Tuesday, February 24, 2026)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- [applause] After four years in which millions and millions of illegal aliens poured across our borders
- [applause] In the past nine months, zero illegal aliens have been admitted to the United States.
- [cheering] [applause] In the past nine months, zero illegal In the past nine months, zero illegal aliens
- [Applause] The driver was an illegal alien led in The driver was an illegal alien led in by<01:29:04.000
- </c> illegal aliens. illegal aliens.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- I learned yesterday that our 11th grader and her mother were deported back to their home country.
- I learned yesterday that our 11th grader and her mother were deported back to their home country.
- I learned yesterday that our 11th grader and her mother were deported back to their home country.
- I learned yesterday that our 11th grader and her mother were deported back to their home country.
- and</c><01:29:46.480><c> it</c><01:29:46.719><c> is</c> deportations are happening, and it is deportations
Committee:
Senate Education Finance
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Hearings to examine the nominations of Peter Hoekstra, of Michigan, to be Ambassador to Canada, George Glass, of Oregon, to be Ambassador to Japan, and Ronald Johnson, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the United Mexican States, all of the Department o Mar 13th, 2025 at 09:30 am
Foreign Relations Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- top national security priorities, including securing our border from the flows of illegal drugs and aliens
- If confirmed, I will foster cooperation with Mexican authorities to halt and deter further illegal alien
- flows and to accept the deportation of their citizens who are currently in the United States. illegally
- partnership, including its deployment of 10,000 National Guard troops to the border and acceptance of the deportation
- of illegal aliens.
Committee:
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Keywords:
U.S. foreign policy, Mexico relations, Japan relations, border security, trade agreements, drug trafficking, ambassadorial nominations, intergovernmental communication
Summary:
The meeting of the committee focused on critical discussions concerning U.S. foreign policy, particularly relationships with Mexico and Japan. Notable attention was given to border security, trade agreements, and implications of drug trafficking. Ambassadorial nominees discussed their strategies to strengthen ties with these nations, emphasizing the importance of cooperation in addressing mutual challenges, particularly concerning security and trade. The committee engaged in extensive dialogue, highlighting the urgency of improving intergovernmental communications to deter drug trafficking and support democratic governance.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- And that's conservative to hire illegal aliens, break federal law, so we can have personal gain and profits
- any kind of working conditions or wages for fear of being exposed and outed and perhaps even being deported
- bill indicates that an increasing majority of Americans want to see employers who rely on illegal aliens
- Indicates that an increasing majority of Americans want to see employers who rely on illegal aliens,
- said Arizona could and had the right to say that if a business was charged with hiring unauthorized aliens
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- more opportunities for immigrants to be criminalized, it creates more opportunities for them to be deported
- creating crimes with vague criteria like loitering will definitely create more people who may be deportable
- Yes, so one of the problems with criminalizing sex work offenses is that they are deportable offenses
- vague criteria like loitering, will definitely create more people who will then be potentially deportable
- I was detained in deportation proceedings.
Committee:
House Public Safety
Summary:
The Assembly Standing Committee on Public Safety held an informational hearing in Pomona on sex work-related crimes and efforts to combat human trafficking. Opening remarks framed the hearing around the repeal of the old loitering law in SB 357 and the recent enactment of AB 379, which will again make loitering with intent to purchase commercial sex a misdemeanor starting January 1, 2026. Members said the goal was to better understand the sex work industry, trafficking, law enforcement practices, and survivor support, with a focus on prevention and accountability.
The first panel featured a DOJ representative, a USC law professor, and an ACLU attorney. DOJ presented arrest and conviction data for the repealed loitering statute and said the data did not distinguish clearly between buyers and sellers. USC researchers said anti-trafficking raids and stings often lacked transparency, disproportionately harmed marginalized groups, and frequently failed to identify traffickers or connect survivors to services. The ACLU argued that loitering laws have historically been used to police people of color and that criminalizing sex work or purchase of sex can worsen harm, increase racial disparities, and create immigration consequences. Committee members asked about better data collection, racial disparities, and whether the new law would help communities; responses emphasized public health approaches, housing, job training, and trauma-informed services.
The second panel included DOJ, Pomona Police Chief Mike Ellis, and survivor advocate Jess Torres. DOJ described regional human trafficking teams, task forces, prosecutions, and survivor services. Chief Ellis said the repeal of the loitering law reduced officers’ ability to intervene early, contributed to visible open-air prostitution near schools and businesses, and made it harder to rescue juveniles; he supported AB 379 and related local efforts. Torres, speaking as a survivor, argued that survivor voices are often excluded, that many youth in the sex trade are boys or LGBTQ youth, and that criminalization and street enforcement can retraumatize people and push the problem out of sight rather than solve it. She urged prevention, unmet-needs services, and survivor inclusion in policymaking.
In the final panel, a Riverside County prosecutor said AB 63 would restore a useful enforcement tool with safeguards and could help officers make earlier contact with potential victims, while stressing the need for training and oversight. A public defender argued that arresting trafficked people reinforces traffickers’ control, creates lifelong barriers, and undermines cooperation, pointing to a Pomona diversion program as evidence that treatment and wraparound services can work. No formal votes were taken during the hearing; the committee used the session for testimony, questions, and discussion of competing approaches to trafficking enforcement and survivor support.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Floor Session Mar 26th, 2026
California Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- And we pushed for the passage of the Alien Land Law to prevent Japanese Americans from owning the very
- And we pushed for the passage of the alien land law to prevent Japanese Americans from owning the very
- And they could not be deported.
- We could not be deported.
Summary:
The Senate convened with a quorum, opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and then moved through a series of guest introductions, including Canadian diplomatic visitors and youth soccer champions from Senator Niello’s district. The body also recognized guests connected to arts education and later heard adjournment-in-memory tributes for Caitlin “Katie” Mallet and Roxanne Miller. The President announced the Senate would enter a one-week spring recess and return on April 6, 2026.
On the floor, the Senate adopted SR 89 by Senator Alvarado-Gil, recognizing March 17, 2026 as Profound Autism Day in California. Supporters emphasized the need for greater awareness, research inclusion, and services for people with profound autism and their families. The resolution passed by a 35-0 vote. The Senate also adopted SCR 147 by Senator Allen, proclaiming March 26 as Arts Education Month, with remarks stressing the value of arts education for creativity, engagement, and student success; it passed 37-0.
The chamber then adopted SCR 141 by Senator Wahab, recognizing March 26, 2026 as Women’s Equal Pay Day. Senators discussed the gender pay gap, its impact on families, and the need for transparency and enforcement; the resolution passed 37-0. The Senate also approved AB 2156, an urgency measure to proclaim March 31 as Farm Worker Day, with extensive debate about farm workers’ historical contributions, labor conditions, and the decision to rename the day in light of recent allegations involving the prior honoree. The bill passed unanimously, 37-0, including the urgency clause.
Finally, the Senate adopted the consent calendar, which included SB 968, SJR 11, SB 1005, and SB 1080, by unanimous vote. A committee announcement noted Budget Subcommittee 3 would meet upon adjournment.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Floor Session Mar 26th, 2026
California Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- And we pushed for the passage of the Alien Land Law to prevent Japanese Americans from owning the very
- And we pushed for the passage of the alien land law to prevent Japanese Americans from owning the very
- And they could not be deported.
- We could not be deported.
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
PSM-HHS, PSM-EIG, PSM DEFER, PSM Public Hearings 03-23-2026
Public Safety and Military Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- But our local law enforcement, we deal with a lot in our community that have alien cards in my community
- But our local law enforcement, we deal with a lot in our community that have alien cards in my community
- </c><00:54:03.359><c> agenda</c><00:54:03.800><c> that</c><00:54:04.000><c> is</c> federal deportation
- agenda that is federal deportation agenda that is unlawful. unlawful. unlawful.
- agenda, people who have deportation agenda, people who have committed<01:02:49.640><c> no</c><01:02:
Committee:
Senate Public Safety and Military Affairs
Summary:
The joint hearing covered HB 1976, relating to dementia training for law enforcement, and HB 2443, relating to disaster services for people with disabilities and access or functional needs. For HB 1976, the Hawaii Law Enforcement Standards Board opposed the bill’s process and cost, arguing there was no documented training gap because existing CALEA accreditation already includes mental illness response training that covers dementia. Supporters, including the Alzheimer’s Association, AARP, disability advocates, caregivers, and several individuals, said dementia-specific training would help first responders better handle real-world encounters and avoid harmful misunderstandings. The committee later recommended passage with amendments, including changing mandatory language to permissive language in several places and removing a deadline for the first annual training cycle; the recommendation was adopted unanimously.
For HB 2443, testimony was strongly supportive. The Disability Communication Access Board, the State Council on Developmental Disabilities, the Office of Wellness and Resilience, Hawaii Emergency Management Agency, and individual testifiers said the bill would strengthen emergency planning and response by adding a Disability Integration Specialist and better integrating people with disabilities and others with access and functional needs into disaster preparedness, sheltering, and FEMA coordination. Several speakers emphasized recent storms and rescues as evidence of the need. The committee recommended passage with amendments, including changes based on Attorney General comments and adding specialized communications and comprehensive communications planning provisions previously contained in another bill; that recommendation was also adopted unanimously.
The transcript then moved to a separate mini hearing on HB 1768, relating to immigration enforcement. Supporters, including the ACLU of Hawaii, the Legal Clinic, the Hawaii Coalition for Immigrant Rights, and the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, argued the bill would prevent local law enforcement from entering 287(g)-type agreements or otherwise participating in federal immigration enforcement, citing civil rights concerns, community trust, and the need for police to focus on local public safety. One testifier raised concerns that local cooperation could help avoid mistakes in enforcement, while supporters responded that immigration enforcement is a federal responsibility and that local agencies should not be deputized for civil immigration arrests. The excerpt ends amid extended member questions and discussion, without showing a final vote on HB 1768.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House public safety committee debate on HF16 - Pt. 2 3/12/25
Transcript Highlights:
- That's the source of this problem. 83% of U.S. adults favor deporting violent criminal aliens.
- That's the source of this problem. 83% of U.S. adults favor deporting violent criminal aliens.
- : 2.5 million people were deported in the Obama administration. 2.5 million people were deported in the
- 2.5 million people people were deported 2.5 million people were<01:04:10.839><c> deported</c><01:04:
- <01:04:40.599><c> this</c><01:04:40.720><c> is</c><01:04:40.839><c> a</c> deported this is a deported
Summary:
The committee heard extended debate on a bill requiring cooperation with ICE and reporting related to undocumented people in certain criminal contexts. Representative Rymer argued the measure was meant to align with federal priorities focused on violent offenders and to ensure local governments respond to federal inquiries, not proactively target immigrants. He also said the bill was intended to address serious crimes and protect victims, citing examples of violent offenders and trafficking-related cases.
Several members raised concerns that the bill’s language was broader than described and could affect family court matters, health care, elder care, and routine interactions with government agencies. Testifiers and members warned it could be used as leverage against undocumented people in custody, child support, domestic violence, and labor exploitation situations, and could discourage people from reporting crimes or seeking help. The sheriff’s association and county attorneys’ association letters were cited as raising due process, equal protection, civil rights, and public safety concerns.
The discussion also focused on the bill’s definitions and mechanics, especially whether section three would require reporting after arrests that do not lead to charges and how county attorneys would know when to report. Representative Pinto pressed on the bill’s reference to “violent crime” and whether drug possession could be swept in, while Rymer argued the bill was narrower than critics suggested. No vote or final action was taken in the portion provided; the exchange remained at the discussion and questioning stage.
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Chamber Meeting Jan 30th, 2026 at 12:05 pm
New Mexico House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- So you're okay with deporting these migrants from our facilities to...
- of New Mexico facilities and deporting them out of New Mexico facilities and deporting them out...
- And deporting migrants out of New Mexico facilities and deporting them out of state or to other places
- I mean, that's the directive of this legislation, isn't it correct, to deport as many criminal aliens
- criminal aliens in our area.
Keywords:
nurses, health care workers, healthcare workers, frontline workers, hospital staff, clinicians, allied health professionals, support staff, public health, workforce shortage, nursing shortage, safe staffing, patient safety, rural health care, frontier communities, behavioral health, mental health, substance use disorder, substance abuse, health care memorial
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- - documented criminal alien.
- to protect our citizens and assist the federal government in their efforts to to prevent illegal aliens
- face of public policy and the criminal justice system, we have many jurisdictions where a illegal alien
- I'm sure you would agree with me that it's fairly common to see individuals who have been deported on
- For an illegal alien charged with an offense punishable as a felony. Recognize for a motion.
Bills:
SJR1 , SB9 , SB40 , SJR36 , SJR1 , SJR5 , SB9 , SB40 , SJR1 , SB9 , SB40 , SR62 , SR92 , SR95 , SR108 , SR110 , SR111 , SR113 , SR114 , SR117 , SR120 , SB314 , SB314
Keywords:
bail denial, illegal aliens, felony offenses, constitutional amendment, law enforcement, bail reform, defendants, pretrial detention, public safety, criminal justice, charitable bail organizations, bail bonds, public funds, political subdivision, injunctive relief, taxpayer rights, bail, criminal justice reform, El Paso, economic development
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Cause of action for violations of civil rights created 2/24/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- at six years and why it did not go back farther, including to cover the 3.1 million detained and deported
- <00:26:49.520><c> uh</c><00:26:49.679><c> detained</c><00:26:50.080><c> and</c><00:26:50.559><c> deported
- </c><00:26:51.039><c> that</c> million uh uh detained and deported that million uh uh detained and deported
- um, we're going to be a sanctuary city, and then a private citizen is harmed by a criminal illegal alien
- . alien. alien.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 1/23/25
Human Services Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- of criminal illegal aliens needs to be fully investigated and, if appropriate, prosecuted to the fullest
- </c><00:24:29.360><c> of</c><00:24:29.559><c> criminal</c><00:24:30.000><c> illegal</c> mass deportations
- of criminal illegal mass deportations of criminal illegal aliens<00:24:30.880><c> needs</c><00:24:31.159
- ><c> to</c><00:24:31.320><c> be</c><00:24:31.440><c> fully</c><00:24:31.799><c> investigated</c> aliens
- needs to be fully investigated aliens needs to be fully investigated and<00:24:32.960><c> if</c><00:
Committee:
House Human Services Finance and Policy
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
01/26/2026 - Senate Military Affairs and Border Security
Military Affairs and Border Security
Transcript Highlights:
- When people fear that an interaction with police will lead to deportation, when due process is blatantly
- state and local law enforcement into using their limited resources to help ICE find more people to deport
- This bill turns every interaction with police into potential deportation.
- ICE is not deporting the worst of the worst. They are going door to door in Mesa, demanding papers.
- They are deporting people regardless of status and shooting people like you and me on the streets.
Committee:
Senate Military Affairs and Border Security
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs Mar 26th, 2025
Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- So if If an illegal alien comes into this country again and breaks the law again, he's already been deported
- If you've been deported, it is. Immigration matters are civil proceedings.
- And if you go down to Section One, the Dangerous Aliens Act.
- So I think you would agree, or maybe you don't, are asylum seekers dangerous aliens?
- Offenses involving illegal entry or illegal presence in this state by a person who is an alien.
Bills:
HB1583 , HB1775 , HB1832 , HB1836 , HB1837 , HB1866 , HB1983 , HB2029 , HB2217 , HB2318 , HB2363 , HB2486
Keywords:
mental health, emergency detention, peace officer, mental illness, prevention of harm, border security, private landowners, study and report, General Land Office, participation, controlled substances, opioid antagonists, law enforcement training, substance abuse prevention, Texas-Mexico border, criminal justice, public safety, law enforcement, National Park Service, arrest powers
TX
Texas 89th Regular
S/C on County and Regional Government Apr 14th, 2025
S/C on County & Regional Government
Transcript Highlights:
- It's no indication of deportability, that's correct, Chairman Spiller.
- Travis County should not be spending its dollars to deport people.
- Deportation, is that correct, with this bill? The bill doesn't say deportation, no ma'am. Okay.
- So what else do you call it if it's not towards deportation? What is the ultimate?
- Million people, and the goal is to deport 13 million.
Committee:
House S/C on County & Regional Government
Keywords:
transportation, infrastructure, funding, state budget, public safety, child welfare, county boards, membership, local governance, public welfare, government service, social services, Texas Family Code, regulation, vendors, solicitors, roadside sales, county authority, Sweeny Hospital District, board of directors
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs Mar 12th, 2025
Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- Where a lot of these illegal aliens are coming up through. general on the on the the daring gap in Panama
- Additionally, and more importantly, Penalty means that those crimes if convicted qualifies for deportation
- So the federal government's obligated to deport some one that's found guilty of those charges under this
- for what they've done in relation to the overall. criminal episode, but it also allows them to be deported
- The aliens, the cartels, which have been—President Trump said— now terrorists.
Keywords:
firearm acquisition, gun smuggling, criminal offenses, ammunition, terrorism, public safety, Texas criminal procedure, federal law enforcement, state arrest authority, search and seizure, felony offenses, federal air marshal, Transportation Security Administration, Department of Defense police, military police, Homeland Security, Public Safety, veterans affairs, federal officers, joint law enforcement authority
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Children, Families, and Elder Affairs Mar 12th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- Across the state sets forth new mandates and procedures for unaccompanied alien children commonly referred
- But us they have father was arrested, convicted for a child abuse and later deported back to Guatemala
- for that child to either be placed in foster care or return to their own country and would they be deported
- made and the present ones that were given to us by the grand jury has looked at these unaccompanied alien
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Interim Joint Committee on Judiciary (6-10-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- Walk me through what the alien?
- and came back or that they didn't show up for their deportation hearing.
- and came back or that they didn't show up for their deportation hearing.
- and came back or that they didn't show up for their deportation hearing.
- back or that they didn't show up for their deportation hearing.
Summary:
The committee first established a quorum, approved the minutes from the November 7, 2024 meeting, and then heard an update on disaster response and courthouse recovery efforts after the April flooding. Representatives from the Administrative Office of the Courts, the Franklin County Circuit and District Court Clerk’s office, and the Franklin Circuit Court described damage in Perry, Hardin, and especially Franklin counties. Perry County had limited roof and water infiltration issues with no operational impact. Hardin County’s justice center basement took about 18 inches of water, affecting court records and mechanical/electrical equipment, and court operations were briefly suspended. Franklin County’s courthouse was far more severely damaged, with about four feet of water on the first floor, forcing relocation of court operations to temporary sites, including AOC space and the regional jail for custody proceedings.
Witnesses said damaged files from Hardin and Franklin counties were removed, sent to an out-of-state vendor for drying and remediation, and would be returned or destroyed as appropriate. They estimated combined costs for file restoration, building repair, and remediation at about $11 million, with insurance through KCOJ/KO expected to cover only part of the losses and FEMA reimbursement still pending a federal disaster declaration. They also said the Franklin County courthouse’s first floor remains gutted, electrical panels and HVAC systems need major replacement, and the second and third floors may be used temporarily once power and data are restored. Members asked about roof damage in Hardin County, the status of FEMA applications, digitization of court records, and whether Senate Bill 25 restricted funds could be used to cover the funding gap; staff said the funds cannot be spent without General Assembly authorization.
The committee also discussed broader record-retention and e-filing issues, with members noting the limits of paper filing and the need for better digitization as a backup in emergencies. AOC staff said they are working with the Supreme Court and state law librarian on what records can be digitized and how long hard copies must still be retained. After the disaster-response presentation, the committee moved on to a separate informational presentation on pre-trial services, with introductions from the executive officer of pre-trial services, the president of the Kentucky District Judges Association, a circuit judge, and the manager of pre-trial services, who began explaining how the pre-trial system works for newer committee members.