Mr. Speaker. H.R. 3009 paints itself as a remedy to Kathryn Steinles death. but it does nothingabsolutely nothingto address how to improve communication between our law enforcement. immigration. prosecutors. and penal institutions. nor does it improve the protocols and practices of how decisions are made on the release or transfer of a prisoner against whom ICE has lodged a detainer request. Instead. Mr. Speaker. H.R. 3009 chose to penalize local law enforcement agencies and strip them of their Federal grants and funding when they prioritize working with immigrant communities in order to keep neighborhoods. cities. and towns safe. Republicans would rather demonize these cities and local law enforcement agencies and force them to squander scarce local resources on immigration enforcement. instead of local policing. In effect. Mr.
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