DILLEY, TX — Yesterday, Representative Yassamin Ansari (AZ-03) conducted a congressional oversight visit to the Dilley Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Detention Center alongside Representative Joaquin Castro (TX-20) and members of the Democratic Women’s Caucus, FWD.us and Families Belong Together calling for the immediate release of the women, children, and families detained at the facility and urging DHS to permanently close Dilley. “What we saw today at Dilley was nothing short of h… Continue Reading
Today, Representative Yassamin Ansari (AZ-03) celebrated the unanimous House passage of H.R. 1722, the Billion Dollar Boondoggle Act, bipartisan legislation she introduced with Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks to increase transparency and accountability for taxpayer-funded federal projects that are significantly over budget or behind schedule. “Our bill is a sensible, bipartisan measure to do what DOGE and Elon Musk failed to—hold the federal government accountable for projects that are way behind… Continue Reading
U.S. Representatives Yassamin Ansari (AZ-03), Greg Stanton (AZ-04), and Adelita Grijalva (AZ-07) introduced the Fund Schools, Not ICE Act. The legislation would redirect billions of dollars in funding passed as part of Republicans’ second reconciliation bill for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to Title I schools, and require the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to sell 11 recently purchased warehouse detention facilities. Title I, Part A is the nation's largest federal K-12 … Continue Reading
Today, on the 14th anniversary of the Tucson, Arizona shooting that severely injured former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords, Representative Yassamin Ansari (AZ-03) issued the following statement: "As an Arizonan, January 8 is a day that weighs heavy on my mind. But, in the face of darkness, Gabby and the Tucson community have always responded with incredible courage. Now, Gabby continues to be a beacon of hope in the fight to end gun violence. As I begin my work in Congress to protect our communi… Continue Reading
August 05, 2026
