Velazquez Leads Push to End Federal Funding for Private Immigration Detention Facilities
May 20, 2025
May 20, 2025
WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. Nydia M. Velazquez, D-New York, issued the following news release:
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Velazquez Leads Push to End Federal Funding for Private Immigration Detention Facilities
Washington, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Nydia Velazquez (D-NY) led five colleagues in a letter urging the House Appropriations Committee requesting an end to federal funding for the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) use of private prison facilities. The lawmake . . .
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Velazquez Leads Push to End Federal Funding for Private Immigration Detention Facilities
Washington, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Nydia Velazquez (D-NY) led five colleagues in a letter urging the House Appropriations Committee requesting an end to federal funding for the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) use of private prison facilities. The lawmake . . .