Rep. Nydia Velazquez
@NydiaVelazquez
Represents New York's 7th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives. Ranking Member of @HSBCDems.
ICE has lied to keep Members of Congress out of the 10th floor at 26 Federal Plaza. This video makes it clear: this IS a detention facility, and the conditions are overcrowded, unsanitary, and inhumane. ICE must allow Congressional oversight now and shut this facility down.
🚨 BREAKING: new video shows ICE is operating a detention facility on the 10th floor of 26 Federal Plaza, where people are being held for days or weeks at a time without showers, medication or a change of clothes, sleeping on the floor, and with minimal food and outside contact
Can we get an update on this. Mr. Vice President? Guess it’s easy to forget when your boss is all over the files. @VP
Remember when we learned that our wealthiest and most powerful people were connected to a guy who ran a literal child sex trafficking ring? And then that guy died mysteriously in a jail? And now we just don't talk about it.
Families in Gaza are starving. Children are dying. People searching for food are being shot. Israel is blocking aid, and over 100 humanitarian groups are sounding the alarm. The U.S. must act now to end the blockade and get life-saving aid to civilians. This is an emergency.
Doctors Without Borders, Save the Children and Oxfam International were among the 115 international aid groups that signed a statement describing food shortages in Gaza as "mass starvation," as the "Israeli government’s siege starves the people of Gaza." abcnews.link/IjBCpVy
Republicans cancelling votes:
what if we all quit our jobs and just hangout
Leaked footage confirms what we’ve known all along: 26 Federal Plaza is a secret detention site where immigrants are being held in overcrowded, inhumane conditions. @DHSgov has spent months lying to cover it up. We need answers. We demand accountability.
New video via @thenyic shows conditions for migrants on 10th floor of 26 Federal Plaza, which House members including @NydiaVelazquez @RepEspaillat have not been allowed to access to inspect.
After a harrowing month in ICE custody, Derlis is finally home. His release was made possible by his parents’ strength, the support of classmates and teachers, and local groups that stepped up to provide legal help. Too many families are still living this nightmare. We must keep…
Here’s the moment Queens high school student Derlis Chusin reunited with his family after being detained in an ICE facility for over a month. @CBSNewYork @CBSNews
In April, I sent a letter to Secretary Rubio demanding answers about U.S. transfers to El Salvador’s CECOT prison, where reports of abuse & torture are rampant. Now we’re learning dozens of names were never even disclosed. We need answers now.
🚨NEW. A horror story emerges from hacked flight logs of the March 15 flight to El Salvador to be imprisoned without trial: mass disappearances. The data reveals DOZENS of people on the flight whose names were never disclosed before. All may still be locked up there today.
Just weeks after gutting Medicaid, House Republicans passed another $9 billion in cuts. This time, targeting global health, public broadcasting, and aid for kids fleeing war. All to please Trump and Elon Musk. Working families deserve better. I voted NO!
The WSJ just dropped a bombshell report about Trump's letter to Jeffrey Epstein for his 50th birthday, part of an album compiled by Ghislaine Maxwell. Meanwhile, House Republicans blocked the release of the Epstein files. AGAIN. We need transparency now. Release the files.
Every House Republican on the rules committee voting against a bill to release the Epstein files
Trump is using the White House to line his pockets with crypto cash. Congress can’t stay silent as we witness this blatant self-dealing. We need regulation that protects the public, not Trump’s wallet. All 3 of the GOP crypto bills are silent on this topic. I’m voting NO.
The textured hair industry is worth $2.5B but most cosmetology schools still don’t teach how to care for it. Today, I reintroduced The Texture Positive Act of 2025 to invest in inclusive training by partnering with women & minority-led experts. It’s time to close the gap.
Power outages are part of daily life for Puerto Ricans. Meanwhile, vulture fund Golden Tree is trying to cash in on PREPA’s debt putting profits over people. At today’s NRC hearing, I made it clear: This is Golden Tree vs. the People of Puerto Rico. And we know which side we’re…
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Trump just called the Epstein Files “bullshit” and said anyone who cares is a “weakling.” He desperately wants us to look away. So do House Republicans. We’re not letting this go. Release the files.
Trump calls the Epstein scandal “bullshit” and says he no longer wants the support of “weaklings” who care about it
Sayfollah "Saif" Musallet was a 20-year-old American visiting family in the West Bank for the summer. He was beaten to death by Israeli settlers. The U.S. must immediately launch a full, independent investigation and demand accountability for his death.
A 20-year-old U.S. citizen, Sayfollah "Saif" Musallet, was beaten to death by Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank. Activist Jonathan Pollak describes the attack and how Israeli soldiers enable such violence against Palestinians. democracynow.org/2025/7/15/sayf…