LAist: Rep. Jimmy Gomez inspects ICE facility in LA during unannounced visit

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U.S. Rep. Jimmy Gomez of Los Angeles inspected the B-18 immigration detention center in downtown Friday unannounced and called the visit a “first step” in transparency from the Trump administration. Gomez said there were more than 100 people being held inside, many of whom looked "exhausted." Full Article

New York Post: Lawmakers mull action on ‘dynamic’ AI-powered pricing in wake of ‘shocking’ Instacart report

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Lawmakers are aiming to crack down on so-called “dynamic pricing” in the wake of a jaw-dropping report showing that grocery delivery app Instacart charged shoppers different prices for the same items at the same stores without telling them, The Post has learned...In the House of Representatives, lawmakers are exploring ways to curb dynamic pricing, which sometimes employs AI tools to…

Newsmax: Rep. Gomez Seeks to Redirect $175B From ICE, CBP to Housing

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Rep. Jimmy Gomez, D-Calif., introduced legislation Wednesday to redirect $175 billion set aside for Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection under President Donald Trump's "big beautiful bill" to affordable-housing programs. Gomez called the funding an "anti-immigrant slush fund" and said the Make Housing Affordable and Defend Democracy Act…

Newsweek: Democrat Targets Trump’s $175B Immigration Funds for Housing

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California U.S. Representative Jimmy Gomez, a Democrat representing the Los Angeles area, filed an ambitious new bill on Wednesday which would redirect billions put aside by the Trump administration to fund its immigration crackdown toward helping Americans become homeowners. "My intention with this bill is to tackle one of the biggest crises that our country is facing, which is the…