Dr. Ada Cuellar Statement on Monica De La Cruz Distracting From Her Support for Trump’s Indiscriminate ICE Raids
Dr. Ada Cuellar Statement on Monica De La Cruz Distracting From Her Support for Trump’s Indiscriminate ICE Raids
AUSTIN, TX - Dr. Ada Cuellar issued the following statement on a new report in Politico that says that Monica De La Cruz is “trying to slowly” distance herself from Donald Trump’s ICE raids:
“Monica De La Cruz cannot distance herself from Donald Trump’s indiscriminate and aggressive targeting of Latino communities – she voted for it and continues to vote for it. The One Big Beautiful Bill funded ICE more than most countries’ militaries with $45 billion for detention even as most ICE detainees do not have a criminal record. She voted again to keep funding ICE in the last couple of weeks without any real reform. Setting up private meetings at the White House is no substitute for what she could be doing to stand up to this Administration’s extreme agenda in Congress. De La Cruz has also failed to stand up to Donald Trump’s calls to nationalize elections, has not spoken out about Trump ally Steve Bannon’s calls to have ICE surround polling sites, and she voted for the SAVE Act, which is clearly intended to intimidate eligible U.S. citizens from voting and will target the Latino community.
“We can secure our borders without demonizing Latino communities. We can enforce the law without violating the civil rights and civil liberties of migrants and U.S. citizens alike. Congress has a role, and it has to start doing it. It’s time to fire Trump puppet Monica De La Cruz and bring real representation to South Texas.”
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