Durbin highlights serious concerns regarding Florida ICE detention facilities, citing overcrowding, inadequate medical care, and access to legal assistance issues.
Quiver AI Summary
U.S. Senator Dick Durbin recently announced findings from visits to ICE detention facilities in Florida, highlighting issues such as overcrowding and lack of medical care. Durbin stated, “The cruelty and inhumanity of the Trump Administration’s illegal mass deportation scheme knows no bounds,” following observations that included unsanitary conditions and obstacles to legal counsel.
Key points noted in the visits included inadequate health care, a lack of accessible legal resources, and general distress among detained immigrants regarding their cases. Durbin has been vocal about increasing congressional oversight of immigration detention practices and plans to continue investigating conditions in these facilities.
He linked the urgent need for scrutiny to previous reports of systemic failures in immigration detention and the significant financial incentives behind the current policies, emphasizing that congressional actions should aim to bring abuses to light.
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Richard J. Durbin Bill Proposals
Here are some bills which have recently been proposed by Richard J. Durbin:
- S.2171: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit smoking on the premises of any facility of the Veterans Health Administration, and for other purposes.
- S.2107: POST Act of 2025
- S.2093: Bicycles for Rural African Transport Act
- S.2026: Court Legal Access and Student Support Act of 2025
- S.1749: No United States Recognition of Russian Sovereignty Over Crimea or Any Other Forcibly Seized Ukrainian Territory
- S.1742: Children Don't Belong on Tobacco Farms Act
You can track bills proposed by Richard J. Durbin on Quiver Quantitative's politician page for Durbin.
Richard J. Durbin Fundraising
Richard J. Durbin recently disclosed $6.6K of fundraising in a Q2 FEC disclosure filed on July 15th, 2025. This was the 937th most from all Q2 reports we have seen this year. 69.5% came from individual donors.
Durbin disclosed $414.7K of spending. This was the 112th most from all Q2 reports we have seen from politicians so far this year.
Durbin disclosed $1.3M of cash on hand at the end of the filing period. This was the 241st most from all Q2 reports we have seen this year.
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