now, new york democratic congressman adriano espaillat. you so much for joining us this evening, congressman. about 100 people i understand have been detained in new york city. have you heard of undocumented migrants or immigrants without a criminal record being detained as well? >> absolutely. we have heard of even citizens and a veteran being a temporarily detained in question. this is a wide net that's being cast out there. i don't think anyone is in disagreement that if someone committed a violent crime, they should be arrested, they should go to trial, and if found guilty, they should be deported. the the laws are already on the books for that. what we are concerned is that a wide net is being cast out there to capture or arrest people that haven't committed a violent crime, even folks that may have committed a nonviolent offense. while his colleague a an offense of moral turpitude, which is nonviolent. and we're very concerned that this is sending out sending out a chilling effect in the community. you see it in the streets. the side

with us now, democratic congressman adriano espaillat.rs the congressional hispanic caucus and is the first formerly undocumented member of congress, as we said. congressman, i mean, this is all connected right now. donald trump is imposing these tariffs because he says he wants to see some as to now unspecified action from canada and mexico on fentanyl and the border. do you know what he wants? >> well, as we all see that the markets are taking a beating. right. and the militarization of the border and the criminalization of of migrants, i think is a wrong step. i think we could manage the border. we all agree that the border needs to be safer. there has to be a delicate balance. we believe very strongly in dreamers, farm workers and families. also, our three main issues the congressional hispanic caucus, dreamers that have been here for some time, they're nurses, teachers, homeowners, business owners, farmers because they put food on our table. and the food, by the way, at our cash register, may be more expensive if they don't go to wor

please join representative espaillat from new york and me in supporting the protecting sensitive locations act. show some humanity for children. help keep our schools and other sensitive locations safe from harmful immigration enforcement actions. thank you. and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentleman from wisconsin, mr. pocan, for five minutes. mr. pocan: thank you, madam speaker. if you've ever had a steak dinner, you've likely seen a little sprig of parsley on the plate. yeah, the food, but clearly it's meaningless to your dinner. simply a splash of color likely left on your plate when you're done that will get washed off or thrown away in the garbage because ultimately it's meaningless. which is how the republican majority in congress is acting during this moment in our nation. as donald trump bends and breaks the constitution and congressional authority, almost every republican lawmaker is sitting back and playing the part of parsley. silent, maybe a little colorful, but ultimately useless. and that's too bad. as a co-equal bran