Delia C. Ramirez

“I rise today to join human rights defenders across the world to call for the immediate and unconditional release of Ruth Eleonora Lopez, who has been held in pretrial detention for over 1 year without any due process and without access to her family or even her lawyer. A Salvadoran lawyer and human rights defender, Ruth is a political prisoner, unjustly targeted for her tireless fight against corruption and her demands for justice, accountability, and transparency from Bukele's government in El Salvador.”

“You are having a different debate here, but let me come back to what the Congresswoman just mentioned, too.”

“we are less than 10 days away from Christmas, a day in which many celebrate the birth of Jesus, a refugee. In regard to the hypocrisy of those who would quote Scripture asserting the preciousness of children while they pursue new, cruel punishments for child refugees, I find that not just hypocritical but despicable. This administration and the Republicans have used their power not to protect children but, instead, to strip unaccompanied children who come to this country fleeing danger, looking for safety or protection.”