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This week in DC, I fought to end ICE violence and protect your workplace rights.

Happy New Year! In the first legislative week of 2026, I recommitted to the fight against Trump's cruelty and for a more just America.

Yesterday, I led a press conference on the PROTECT Immigration Act — my bill to stop Trump from deputizing local police for ICE and CBP operations.

To celebrate Small Business Saturday coming up this weekend, I joined dozens of local business owners at a Small Business Roundtable in Wicker Park. We discussed the impacts of Trump's tariffs and ICE raids, as well as other issues facing our community.

On Tuesday, I voted to release the Epstein Files. Jeffrey Epstein was a pedophile, sex offender, and human trafficker. He abused, trafficked, and threatened over 1,000 girls — some as young as 14 — causing irreparable harm to their physical and mental health.

On Monday, the Senate passed a partisan spending bill that lets health care costs skyrocket. On Wednesday, I voted no. Republicans must extend tax credits that make health care more affordable, restore Medicaid funding, and prevent Trump from making illegal funding cuts in the future. This shutdown "deal" does none of those things.

On Wednesday morning, federal ICE agents violently entered Rayito de Sol daycare and arrested a teacher without a warrant, in front of children and parents. Trump and his deputies claim they are going after the worst of the worst, but they're targeting teachers, painters, laborers, parents, and anyone who fits their profile. I have called for an Inspector General investigation into ICE’s misconduct and will continue to document their egregious behavior until they are held to account.