Today, Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) joined the New Democrat Coalition in mourning the killing of Alex Pretti carried out by federal agents in Minneapolis and calling for Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to be fired immediately or resign in disgrace.
The New Democrat Coalition's full statement is here and below:
“We are heartbroken and outraged by the news… Read more »
Today, Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) released the following statement after voting no on the Homeland Security (DHS) Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) spending bill. The bill provides funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), passed the House 220-207, and now heads to the Senate for consideration.
“The Homeland Security funding bill does not create… Read more »
Today, Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) joined Representatives Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25), Darren Soto (FL-09), House Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member Gregory Meeks (NY-5), and 69 House Democrats in a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem demanding they immediately restore Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Venezuelans… Read more »
Today, Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) released the following statement on the killing of Renee Good yesterday in Minneapolis:
"I am shocked and disgusted at Renee Good’s killing yesterday in Minneapolis. My thoughts are with her family as they endure this violent trauma. This shooting must be fully investigated."
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Today, Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) and Democratic members of Washington state’s congressional delegation sent a letter to Acting Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Todd Lyons expressing grave concerns with conditions at the Northwest ICE Processing Center (NWIPC) in Tacoma, Washington and demanding answers to a long list of questions regarding overcrowding… Read more »
Today, Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) released the following statement after the Trump administration announced changes to immigration processes:
“Refugees and humanitarian nonprofits that support refugees should not be punished because of the actions of one violent person.
“I supported the establishment of World Relief’s Whatcom County office and I continue to support their… Read more »
Today, a federal judge granted an emergency temporary restraining order preventing U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) from removing the Merlos family from the court’s jurisdiction. The family, including four U.S. citizen children, is from Portland, O.R. has been held without counsel for two weeks in Ferndale, W.A.
The judge’s order is in response to the Merlos… Read more »
Today, Representative Rick Larsen released the following statement:
"In arrests across the country, the Trump administration and ICE have claimed that they are going after “the worst of the worst.” But like so many others who have been detained, Lelo Juarez does not represent the worst of the worst. He is an activist, a union leader and a beloved family member. It is a tragedy he will… Read more »
Yesterday, Representative Rick Larsen toured the privately-run ICE detention facility in Tacoma and met with Lelo Juarez, and today he released the following statement:
"During my tour of the privately-run ICE detention facility in Tacoma, I saw the kitchen, the law library, the medical facilities and the housing pods.
"More than 1,500 people are currently detained in the Tacoma… Read more »
U.S. Representatives Rick Larsen (WA-02), Adam Smith (WA-09), Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Suzan DelBene (WA-01), Emily Randall (WA-06), and Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) wrote to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, ICE Acting Director Todd Lyons, and IRS Acting Commissioner Michael Faulkender to express deep concern over the recent immigration enforcement raid in… Read more »
