Progressive Seattle congresswoman says illegal immigrants must be given REPARATIONS to make up for the trauma of ICE activity
Woke lawmaker Pramila Jayapal called for illegal immigrants to receive reparations to make up for the ‘trauma’ of being targeted by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
The progressive Washington Democrat blasted ICE activity in the latest of her ‘shadow hearings’ about immigration reform on Friday, which she titled ‘Kidnapped and Disappeared.’
Jayapal called for ‘offensive action’ against ICE activities, saying she hoped for ‘prosecutions and real accountability’ against immigration agents.
‘At the end of the day, the people that have been inflicting this harm need to be prosecuted,’ she fumed.
‘They need to be brought before us and they need to be held to account for the ‘trauma’ that they have created.’
She added: ‘And, we are going to have to have some form of reparation.’
Jayapal’s shadow hearings are not official congressional hearings, but are instead a gathering hosted by the Democrat to focus on the impact of ICE activities.
The hearings typically draw around a dozen of Jayapal’s fellow Democrats, and act as unofficial oversight-style tribunals that she often uses to share soundbites to social media.
Woke lawmaker Pramila Jayapal called for illegal immigrants to receive reparations to make up for the ‘trauma’ of being targeted by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
Jayapal called for ‘offensive action’ against ICE activities, saying she hoped for ‘prosecutions and real accountability’ against immigration agents
At Jayapal’s latest ‘Kidnapped and Disappeared’ hearing, the Democrat slammed ICE activities across the nation and accused it of targeting children.
‘Since Donald Trump was sworn in 14 months ago, DHS has terrorized our children,’ she said.
She alleged that over 4.4 million US children live with at least one parent who is an illegal immigrant, saying that thousands have been impacted.
‘Trump campaigned on deporting quote, ‘the worst of the worst’, but that is not what he is doing,’ Jayapal said.
‘Instead, he is cruelly ripping apart families.’
Jayapal previously came under scrutiny last year for branding ICE a ‘terrorist force’, a remark that she doubled down on when questioned.
Her admonishment of Trump’s immigration policies comes a new CBS News poll showed his support has cratered among independent voters over the course of the last year-and-a-half.
Some 57 percent of independents said they disapproved of Trump’s hardline approach, following several high-profile scandals including two fatal shootings of American citizens by ICE agents.
The shock poll sparked fears for Republicans about an impending wipeout at the midterms.
Trump’s immigration policies were blamed for a recent shock poll that showed his support has cratered among independent voters over the course of the last year-and-a-half
CNN’s resident data expert Harry Enten shared the results on the air earlier this month, saying that if he ‘were a Republican running for Congress’ he would be ‘shaking in place’, due to the results of the new poll.
He said the issues run deeper than just disapproval over Trump’s immigration policies, with his war in Iran and economic challenges also impacting his popularity.
‘Look at this – three in five Americans who are independents say that Trump is making them worse off financially – 60 percent,’ he said, comparing the statistic to 38 percent seen in October 2024.
‘Just 13 percent of independents say Trump is making them better off financially,’ he added – a figure itself down from 40 percent.
The dips combine to create the lowest net approval rating on the economy among independent voters of all 21st-century presidents at the same point in their tenure, Enten explained.
‘That’s a 47-point margin in favor of worse off compared to a two-point margin in favor of better off just before Trump was re-elected. That’s a nearly 50-point switcheroo.
‘Now, ultimately, this puts Trump in company – historic company – you don’t want to be,’ he added.
The visual showed how Trump’s drops in approval among independents were more pronounced than double-digit dips recorded by Barack Obama and George W. Bush.
Obama and Bush’s -25 and -32 differentials were eclipsed by Trump’s -48 points, Enten explained.
‘He’s the leader of the pack, or last in the pack, when it comes to 21st-century presidents and how Americans are viewing him on the economy, at least among independents,’ he said of Trump.
‘Just one in four independents say that they approve of the job that he is doing when it comes to the economy,’ Enten emphasized.
