STATEMENT FROM CONGRESSMAN JOE MORELLE ON THE INHUMANE TREATMENT OF OMAR RAMOS-JIMENEZ

(Rochester, N.Y.)—Today, Congressman Joe Morelle released the following statement in response to the denial of Omar Ramos-Jimenez’s release from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody:

“The Constitution is clear: due process is for all persons. Not some. Not a few. All. ICE’s months-long detention of Omar Ramos-Jimenez violates that promise and is an affront to the rule of law. Their actions in this case are abhorrent but sadly what we’ve come to expect from the Trump administration.

“Omar is a longtime Rochester resident, business owner, and father who has pursued his immigration case the right way by following the rules and complying with check-ins for years. He is a law-abiding fixture in our community who has been held for months and is now being transferred out of state, away from his family.

“Omar’s case is, unfortunately, one of thousands like it. This situation underscores broader failures in our immigration system, where individuals with deep community ties can be detained without meaningful access to relief or the full protections they are owed under the law. My office continues to hear from neighbors and community members alarmed by what this means for his family and others in similar circumstances.

“Donald Trump promised he was going to get rid of rapists, murderers, and other dangerous criminals. The ‘worst of the worst.’ In describing Omar, nothing could be further from the truth. I stand with his family and will continue fighting for an immigration system that reflects our constitutional values, not the cruelty and political fear tactics we are seeing from this President.”

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