Tonko Responds to ICE Arrest of Individual in Saratoga Springs

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY - Congressman Paul D. Tonko (NY-20) released the following statement in response to a video showing unidentified federal agents pulling a man off the street and into an unmarked car this morning on Broadway in Saratoga Springs:

"I have seen the video of the ICE arrest in Saratoga Springs today. Our community needs answers and assurances that due process is followed.

"Over these weeks, we have seen scenes in communities across the country where there was no due process of law whatsoever, causing mass fear and panic. Donald Trump's actions have ripped parents from their children and illegally condemned them to life sentences in foreign prisons, in open defiance of court orders.

"If Donald Trump can violate the unanimous ruling of the Supreme Court and leave immigrants with no criminal record - like Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia - languishing in foreign prison camps, there is nothing to prevent him from doing the same thing to American citizens.

"No matter the time, location, or accusation, everyone arrested in this ICE crackdown must be afforded due process of law. That fundamental ideal is what distinguishes America."