Call for ICE to submit to independent and transparent investigations after any use of deadly force.

Witnesses must be protected against deportation, and ICE must submit to independent and transparent investigations following any use of deadly force,” said Ranking Member Thompson.

Thompson called for ICE to submit to independent and transparent investigations after any use of deadly force.

Ranking Member Thompson: Committee Democrats Close Out Summer by Conducting Oversight of ICE Where Republicans Refuse
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Body-worn cameras must be in active use on every ICE agent. Witnesses must be protected against deportation, and ICE must submit to independent and transparent investigations following any use of deadly force,” said Ranking Member Thompson.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): In the lookback window, Thompson publicly made the exact call at issue: ICE should submit to independent and transparent investigations after deadly force.

delivered same_term A for effort

Ranking Member Thompson: Committee Democrats Close Out Summer by Conducting Oversight of ICE Where Republicans Refuse
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We write to demand that Mr. Garces Perez receive any necessary medical care without further delay and that he be allowed to remain in the U.S. pending a full, independent investigation into his shooting.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Thompson-led Committee Democrats demanded that a recent ICE shooting victim remain in the United States pending a full independent investigation.

delivered same_term A for effort

austin-09242026.pdf
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In addition to our demand for immediate records production, this letter serves as notice of an ongoing congressional investigation and that you are to preserve, in accordance with all applicable Federal laws, all records relating to this use of force incident, as well as any future incidents in which use of force results in death or serious bodily harm.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The same Thompson-led letter demanded records preservation for the Austin incident and future deadly or serious force incidents, supporting transparency and investigation.

delivered same_term A for effort

austin-09242026.pdf
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Rep. Greg Casar (D-TX), alongside Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Homeland Security, and Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Ranking Member of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security & Enforcement, and five other members of Congress will hold a Democratic field hearing to investigate the numerous ICE shootings across Texas, including the recent shooting of Wilber Garcés-Pérez.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Within the lookback window, Thompson was announced as participating in an October 15 field hearing to investigate ICE shootings in Texas; as of October 14, it was scheduled but not yet held.

delivered same_term A for effort

Members of Congress to Investigate ICE Shootings Across Texas at Austin Hearing
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We demand that you immediately turn over to the Committee the following information: 1. All video footage that is in DHS’s possession, including any body-worn camera footage, from the scene where an ICE officer fatally shot Mr. Salgado Araujo.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Earlier in the same term, Thompson signed a letter demanding footage and records after a fatal ICE shooting, a concrete transparency and oversight action.

delivered same_term A for effort

ice-07102026.pdf
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Mr. Thanedar (for himself, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Conaway, Ms. Crockett, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. Escobar, Mr. Espaillat, Mr. Garcia of Illinois, Mr. Goldman of New York, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. McCollum, Mrs. McIver, Ms. Mejia, Mr. Moulton, Ms. Norton, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Tlaib, and Mr. Quigley) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): On the lookback start date, Thompson was an original cosponsor of a bill imposing ICE death notification, review, reporting, and preservation requirements; it is related transparency legislation but narrower than all deadly-force incidents.

partial same_term A for effort

H.R. 10401, No ICE Deaths in the Dark Act of 2026
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