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unanimously voted against this amendment. Committee Republicans similarly rejected Democratic amendments that would have prohibited DHS from removing U.S. children including those with cancer—veterans who served in the U.S. military and were honorably discharged, the spouses of active duty servicemembers, and pregnant women. Committee Republicans also uniformly opposed Rep. Magaziner's amendment to prohibit deporting Americans to foreign prisons, including El Salvador's notorious Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT). Committee Republicans then rejected Rep. Ramirez's amendment to prohibit deporting immigrants to third-country prisons, along with Rep. Garcia's amendment to prohibit removing immigrants under the Alien Enemies Act without due process. Committee Democrats are appalled by the Trump administration's actions to send individuals to dangerous foreign prisons where they have no chance at due process or proving their innocence. Many of these individuals have never been convicted of a crime or had their day in court, in contravention of the U.S. Constitution.' President Trump has threatened to expand these illegal disappearances to U.S. citizens. In a meeting with President Bukele of El Salvador, he stated "The homegrowns are next, the homegrowns." Trump then instructed El Salvador's president to "build about five more places," to imprison the "homegrowns."' Committee Democrats are committed to protecting the American people and the rule of law. By rejecting Democratic amendments, Committee Republicans made clear that no person is safe in America under the Trump administration's mass deportation agenda. Even American children undergoing cancer treatment are fair targets for Republicans and the Trump administration. Rep. Magaziner also offered an amendment to ensure that no funds would be used to prevent an individual from seeking or meeting with legal counsel when being questioned or detained by immigration enforcement authorities. Republicans voted this down. Rep. Ramirez also offered an amendment prohibiting the Trump administration from reinstating family separation at the border. Republicans opposed this amendment. Rep. Carter offered an amendment to prohibit DHS from detaining and removing any non-citizen for exercising their First Amendment right to free speech. If individuals like Rumeysa Oztiirk and Mahmoud Khalil are jailed and deported for exercising their First Amendment rights, then any person in this country is under threat for doing the same thing. Republicans also voted this amendment down. Rep. McIver and Rep. Johnson offered amendments to protect international students studying at American universities. Under the Trump administration, thousands of international students had their legal status terminated or visas revoked without transparency or justification, causing fear and chaos across the country. In some cases, students and their universities were not even notified of their change in status. These Democratic amendments would have ensured transparency and due process for students studying in the United States, yet Republicans unanimously rejected them. 'U.S. Const. amend. V. z Brian Mann, 'Homegrown are next': Trump hopes to deport and jail U.S. citizens abroad, NPR(Apr. 16,2025), https://www.npr.org/2025/04/16/nx-sl-5366178/trump-deport jail-u-s-citizens-homegrowns-el-salvador. 2