LOADING ERROR LOADINGRep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) on Friday called for federal reparations for the children and families who have been “traumatized” by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers amid the chaotic and lethal enforcement of President Donald Trump’s immigration agenda. Jayapal made her case during a congressional hearing called “Kidnapped and Disappeared: Trump’s Attack on Children,” which focused on his nationwide ICE deployments and the need for “defensive reform” to prevent federal agents from continuing to inflict emotional damage. Advertisement“And then we also need offensive actions around prosecutions,” the Washington Democrat added Friday. Federal immigration agents arrested more than 3,800 children between January and October 2025, per the Immigrants’ Rights Clinic at Columbia Law School and an analysis by The Guardian. AdvertisementJayapal on Friday called for these for-profit immigration detention centers to be abolished.

Source: Huffington Post March 28, 2026 19:14 UTC