Woke Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) has called for “some form of reparation” for illegal aliens she says were “traumatized” by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) during President Donald Trump’s deportation crackdown.
Speaking at a shadow hearing she hosted titled “Kidnapped and Disappeared: Trump’s Attack on Children,” Jayapal argued that federal reparations should be considered for illegal aliens targeted nationwide by ICE operations.
Jayapal also demanded “offensive actions around prosecutions,” saying that “the people that have been inflicting this harm need to be prosecuted” and “brought before us” so they can be held accountable for the trauma caused by deportations and raids.
Conservative and right-leaning voices seized on her remarks, calling them out as a push for taxpayer-funded reparations for “illegal immigrants” who violated U.S. immigration law.
Republican leaders have signaled firm opposition, with House Speaker Mike Johnson declaring that Republicans “are not going to be any part of any effort to reopen our borders or to stop immigration enforcement” as he blasted Democrats’ immigration stance as a “radical, crazy agenda.”
On Fox News, contributor Sara Carter argued that any reparations should be limited to legal U.S. citizens and suggested Democrats, not taxpayers, should bear the costs for what she described as the consequences of their immigration policies.
The comments drew mass criticism from conservative commentators who accused her of rewarding people who entered the country illegally and demonizing immigration enforcement agencies.
A viral post on X by the New York Post summarizing Jayapal’s call for reparations attracted more replies than likes, underscoring the controversy as many users echoed conservative media arguments that such payments would be unfair to U.S. taxpayers.
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