Press Releases
BURNSVILLE, MN – Today, U.S. Representative Angie Craig joined the ribbon cutting ceremony for the new Minnesota Valley Transit Authority (MVTA) Bus Garage in Burnsville. Rep. Craig offered remarks and received the Burnsville Bus Garage Modernization Project Transit Partner Award from MVTA at the event.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Representative Angie Craig – a member of the Congressional Native American Caucus – joined Reps. Janelle Bynum (OR-05) and Troy Downing (MT-02) in introducing legislation to reauthorize the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act (NAHASDA).
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Representative and Ranking Member of the House Agriculture Committee Angie Craig announced legislation that would rein in President Trump’s out of control Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and ensure families are able to put food on the table.
EAGAN, MN – Today, U.S. Representatives Angie Craig (MN-02) and Ilhan Omar (MN-05) demanded answers from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) following their oversight visit to the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention center at the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building in Minneapolis. Shortly before their scheduled visit last month, all detainees were transported out of the facility, leaving the Congresswomen unable to speak to detainees and offer privacy release forms. Reps.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Representative Angie Craig released the following statement on President Trump’s announcement that he will be replacing DHS Secretary Kristi Noem with Senator Markwayne Mullin.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Representative Angie Craig announced Angel Silva as her guest for tomorrow’s State of the Union address. Silva, a U.S. citizen and a resident of Rosemount, is the son of Concepcion Macias-Pulido, a Minnesotan who self-deported after being detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in December.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Representative Angie Craig joined Rep. Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) in introducing legislation to ease the burden of medical debt on Minnesotans by protecting individuals from predatory debt collection practices and requiring hospitals to offer more manageable repayment options.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Representative Angie Craig joined Rep. Raul Ruiz (CA-25) in introducing legislation to establish standards of care for individuals held in Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody. The Humanitarian Standards for Individuals in ICE and CBP Custody Act would require ICE and CBP to conduct timely, in-person medical screenings and ensure basic humanitarian standards for individuals in ICE and CBP custody.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Representative Angie Craig pressed the Trump Administration about recent reports that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) plans to open a detention center in Shakopee, MN.
In a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem, Rep. Craig opposed the proposed detention center and demanded answers from DHS officials about the impetus and plans for establishing a new ICE facility in Minnesota.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Representative Angie Craig released the following statement on her vote against today’s appropriations package, which includes funding for the Department of Homeland Security.
“President Trump has made it his mission to incite chaos and fear in Minnesota.