{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://larson.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/larson-blasts-covert-ice-operations-targeting-travelers-connecticut", "Larson Blasts Covert ICE Operations Targeting Travelers at Connecticut Airport", "2026-07-24", "2026", "2026-07", "Democrat", "House", "CT", "John B. Larson", "L000557", "larson.house.gov", "larson", "https://larson.house.gov/media-center/press-releases", "scraper", "\u201cI am outraged by the news of covert ICE operations at our state\u2019s airports\u2014where agents are secretly snatching residents out of security lines,\u201d said Larson. \u201cArmed with residents\u2019 personal data, ICE is once again operating as President Trump\u2019s personal army\u2014as they leave state and local law enforcement, and even airport officials, in the dark. This rogue agency\u2014which I have voted against since its inception\u2014is only continuing their Gestapo tactics: ripping families apart and executing citizens on our streets in broad daylight. They are past reform. ICE needs to be abolished, and Secretary Mullin must resign. As these abuses continue on his watch, he has proven that he cannot be trusted to lead any agency, let alone the Department of Homeland Security. I am working with my colleagues in Congress to end this secret information sharing, hold this administration accountable, and get this out-of-control secret police off our streets and out of our state.\u201d\n\nICE has allegedly used passengers\u2019 personal pre-flight data, including names, addresses, and credit card numbers, to identify individuals and remove them from security lines as part of the routine screening process. The Connecticut Airport Authority was never notifiedof these actions and has still not been briefed on how many people have been taken so far.\n\nRep. Larson, who voted against the creation of ICE, has called for the Secretary\u2019s resignation and an independent investigation into ICE activities. He was labeled an \u201canti-ICE Democrat\u201d and placed on a \u201cwatch list\u201d by Trump officials for his forceful advocacy against the administration\u2019s attacks on immigrant families, and his call to abolish ICE altogether.", 1, "2026-07-25T07:13:44Z", "2026-07-25T07:15:09Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://larson.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/larson-blasts-covert-ice-operations-targeting-travelers-connecticut"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.3731103390455246, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}