The Trump-Noem policy of mass roundups, roving patrols and racial profiling arrests must end;
Support and work to end the Trump-Noem policy of mass roundups, roving patrols, and racial profiling arrests conducted by ICE.
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Evidence
“The Trump-Noem policy of mass roundups, roving patrols and racial profiling arrests must end.”
Led 15 colleagues in requesting FY27 appropriations language to tighten oversight of DOD use of fast‑tracked contracts that have aided ICE detention center construction.
Assessments
Senator Welch publicly called for ending the "Trump-Noem" mass-roundup/roving-patrol/racial-profiling practices and voted to begin Senate DHS reform debate (Jan 30, 2026), and he led a bipartisan effort (May 18, 2026) seeking appropriations language to curb DOD fast-tracked contracts that have supported ICE detention construction. These are concrete, same-term actions advancing oversight and reform, but there is no evidence the cited policies were fully ended or that comprehensive statutory or administrative repeal was achieved. Therefore the promise is partially fulfilled.