{"id":2861,"date":"2026-03-28T08:57:33","date_gmt":"2026-03-28T08:57:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=2861"},"modified":"2026-03-28T08:57:33","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T08:57:33","slug":"washington-rep-pramila-jayapal-calls-for-reparations-for-illegal-immigrants-traumatized-by-ice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=2861","title":{"rendered":"Washington Rep. Pramila Jayapal calls for reparations for illegal immigrants &#8216;traumatized&#8217; by ICE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 90px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876676\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u5de6\u4fa7\u7ad6\u6392 -->\r\n  <div style=\"height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876672\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"height: 500px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876680\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u53f3\u4fa7\u6469\u5929\u697c\uff08\u548c\u5de6\u4fa7\u5b8c\u5168\u5bf9\u9f50\uff09 -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-row: 3\/5; height: 750px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876678\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  \r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e6\" data-zoneid=\"5876682\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n<\/div><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Progressive Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) is calling for illegal immigrants to be paid reparations over alleged trauma they sustained from the Trump administration\u2019s crackdown and ICE operations across the US.<\/p>\n<p>Jayapal made the shocking revelation on Friday in front of a panel of \u201cexperts\u201d during a hearing she hosted titled \u201cKidnapped and Disappeared: Trump\u2019s Attack on Children.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are going to have to have some form of reparation for the kids and the families that have been traumatized through all of this,\u201d Jayapal said at the conclusion of the hearing.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Rep. Pramila Jayapal leads a hearing on immigration where she called for reparations to illegal immigrants traumatized by ICE on March 27, 2026. <span class=\"credit\">Rep. Pramila Jayapal\/X<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The 60-year-old lawmaker, who was born in India and obtained her US citizenship in 2000, has been a vocal critic of President Trump and his immigration crackdown.<\/p>\n<p>Trump\u2019s Department of Homeland Security launched multiple ICE operations to root out illegal immigrants, but led to violent clashes between federal officials and pro-immigration protesters, including the fatal shootings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti in Minnesota.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Jayapal serves as the ranking member of the House Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement.<\/p>\n<p>She threatened to move forward with her reparations proposal if the Democrats win back control of the House and elect her to lead the subcommittee.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf I am chair of the immigration subcommittee, we will be pursuing all of these pieces,\u201d Jayapal indicated.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe need offensive actions around prosecutions. We need real accountability because at the end of the day, the people that have been inflicting this harm need to be prosecuted,\u201d Jayapal said. \u201cThey need to be brought before us and they need to be held account for the trauma that they have created.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-wrapper twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Democrat Rep. Pramila Jayapal calls for taxpayer-funded reparations for illegals.<\/p>\n<p>JAYAPAL: \u201cThe people that have been inflicting this harm need to be prosecuted\u2026 we are going to have to have some form of reparation.&#8221; <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GhkFLCr1yP\">pic.twitter.com\/GhkFLCr1yP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 RNC Research (@RNCResearch) <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RNCResearch\/status\/2037552750557323358?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 27, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>In Jaypal\u2019s half-baked proposal, the reparations would be used to fund \u201csupport\u201d for the people who didn\u2019t receive relief following their interactions with immigration officials.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s a lot that\u2019s on our plate but I want you to know how seriously we take this issue and how committed I am,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Jayapal didn\u2019t reveal how the reparations would be funded or how her subcommittee would evaluate who would be eligible to receive such funds.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Federal agents detain a woman pulled from her vehicle following an immigration raid in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on Jan. 13, 2026. <span class=\"credit\">REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>ICE agents knock on the door of a home they suspect an illegal immigrant fled into on Jan. 28, 2026. <span class=\"credit\">James Keivom for NY Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The fifth-term congresswoman used her anti-ICE stance as the reason she voted against Friday night\u2019s House-passed stopgap bill.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have been clear since the start of the appropriations process; I will not vote to give Trump\u2019s ICE or CBP another cent without major reforms,\u201d she said in a statement. \u201cICE and CBP agents have killed American citizens on the streets, terrorized communities, and forever traumatized families and children. Republicans in the House and Senate continue to refuse to implement any meaningful reforms \u2014 it appears they want ICE and CBP to continue their lawless reign of terror against American families and communities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The bill, passed with by a 213-209 vote would fund the entire DHS for 60 days, but it is unlikely to make it past the Senate.<\/p>\n<p>The DHS has been unfunded since Feb. 14.<\/p>\n<p>Senate Democrats have leveraged the 60-vote filibuster to block funding for DHS while demanding sweeping reforms to ICE, including restrictions on the ability of agents to wear masks and a tighter judicial warrant system \u2014 both of which Republicans have rejected.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>President Trump\u2019s One Big Beautiful Bill Act has supplied funds to ICE and CBP until 2029, with the shutdown only affecting other portions of Homeland Security, including TSA, FEMA and the Coast Guard.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><!-- \u603b\u5bb9\u5668\uff1a\u6700\u5927\u5bbd908px Grid\u7d27\u51d1\u5e03\u5c40 -->\r\n<div style=\"display: grid; 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