Vera Action Responds to Passage of “Trojan Horse” DHS Bill in Congress with Democrat Support

This press release from Vera Action features a statement by Aiden Cotter, the organization's Director of Federal Advocacy, criticizing House passage of H.R. 2853, the Combating Organized Retail Crime Act (CORCA), which he argues is a "Trojan horse" surveillance bill disguised as a measure to address retail theft, since it would actually expand DHS's power, data access, and entanglement with local law enforcement at a time when the agency—and ICE in particular—already faces serious accountability concerns following recent unrest. Cotter expresses disappointment that many House Democrats joined Republicans to pass the bill, while praising the 10 Democratic members who withdrew their support and signed a letter opposing it, and calls for that momentum to be used to push the Senate to reject CORCA.

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