{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://liccardo.house.gov/media/press-releases/federal-judge-halts-construction-gilroy-ice-detention-center", "Federal Judge Halts Construction of Gilroy ICE Detention Center", "2026-09-15", "2026", "2026-09", "Democrat", "House", "CA", "Sam T. Liccardo", "L000607", "liccardo.house.gov", "liccardo", "https://liccardo.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "SAN JOS\u00c9, CA \u2014 On Friday, a federal judge blocked construction of a proposed ICE detention facility in Gilroy, California. California Attorney General Rob Bonta and Santa Clara County challenged the project, arguing that it violates local and federal laws.\n\nRep. Sam Liccardo (CA-16), who represents portions of Santa Clara County, recently released a toolkit that helps local governments use zoning laws to mitigate the expansion of ICE detention facilities and safeguard community health and safety. San Jos\u00e9, San Mateo County, and Napa County have already advanced such ordinances.\n\n\u201cThis ruling marks a victory for Gilroy\u2019s safety and well-being\u2014but for other California communities, the clock starts now,\u201d said Liccardo. \u201cThe Department of Homeland Security will scout alternative sites across our state. Don\u2019t wait and wonder whether ICE will target your community next. Act now.\u201d\n\nLiccardo urges local leaders to utilize his ordinance toolkit for deterring ICE detention facilities or call his office at 408-245-2339 with questions.", 1, "2026-09-16T09:43:13Z", "2026-09-16T09:44:22Z"]], "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://liccardo.house.gov/media/press-releases/federal-judge-halts-construction-gilroy-ice-detention-center"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9496209677308798, "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"}