Rep. Buddy Carter (R., Ga.) has U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) back amid a historically long partial government shutdown, according to a resolution obtained exclusively by the Washington Reporter.
Carter’s resolution thanks ICE agents “for their work in protecting communities from violent criminals and illegal aliens.”
AsTSA agents go unpaid during a funding freeze, President Donald Trump has shifted ICE officers to airports across America to help ease headline-grabbing wait times.
“Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents are on the front lines of America’s illegal immigration epidemic, protecting the safety and security of communities across our nation. Since Democrats decided to play politics with the safety of American citizens by shutting down the Department of Homeland Security, ICE agents have gone above the call of duty, aiding overworked TSA agents who were missing paychecks,” Carter told the Reporter. “We thank ICE for their service and willingness to step into different roles for the benefit of the American people.”
His resolution faults “the Biden administration [for failing] to identify and prosecute individuals illegally entering our country through the southern border,” while also “recognizing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for their work in protecting communities from violent criminals and illegal aliens.”
Carter stressed the backdrop of a historic increase in threats against ICE officers; there is “an 8,000 percent increase in death threats against them and their families, even as they arrest murderers, assailants, and drug traffickers,” he said.
He also criticized “elected politicians” for “encouraging violence against Department of Homeland Security (DHS) personnel.”
Carter previously rolled out the No Sanctuary Cities Act, which requires state and local governments to cooperate with federal immigration authorities by sharing custody and release information, holding certain detainees for up to 48 hours when requested, protecting officers who comply, and punishing jurisdictions that try to block or limit that cooperation. That bill was previously obtained by the Reporter.
