Dem Rep. Suozzi says he ‘failed’ by supporting DHS spending bill

Rep. Tom Suozzi, D-N.Y., on Monday expressed regret for his support of a funding bill that provided money for the Department of Homeland Security amid the ongoing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) deployment in Minneapolis.Suozzi appeared to address constituent backlash for supporting the DHS bill in light of the ICE-involved death of Alex Pretti, an anti-ICE demonstrator who was killed over the weekend.
“I failed to view the DHS funding vote as a referendum on the illegal and immoral conduct of ICE in Minneapolis. I hear the anger from my constituents, and I take responsibility for that. I have long been critical of ICE’s unlawful behavior and I must do a better job demonstrating that,” he posted on Facebook.
Suozzi further invoked Pretti’s death and called on President Donald Trump to end the deployment of ICE agents in Minneapolis.
The Democrat represented a New York district until 2022, when he ran for governor. He lost the primary to Gov. Kathy Hochul. His district then flipped Republican and elected now-former Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y. Suozzi reclaimed his seat in a 2024 special election.
Ben Whedon is the Chief Political Correspondent at Just the News. Follow him on X.

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