U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today hosted a spotlight forum entitled “The Cruelty Is the Point: The Deadly Legacy of ICE Detention Under President Trump.” Today’s forum, which featured testimony from Ricardo Hernandez-Navarrete, the Chicago student who was detained for two months and experienced harsh conditions in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facilities, examined how the Trump Administration’s cruel immigration po… Continue Reading
U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, questioned witnesses at Senator Richard Blumenthal’s (D-CT) and Senator Chris Van Hollen’s (D-MD) spotlight forum that examined President Trump’s corruption within the crypto industry. The forum, which featured testimony from a victim of a crypto-scam, a former Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) official, and anticorruption advocates, examined how the Trump Administration has slashed crypto re… Continue Reading
In a speech on the Senate floor, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) reflected on his meeting last week with recently freed political prisoner, Pastor Ezra Jin Mingri, and his daughter in his Washington, D.C office. Pastor Jin was jailed for 266 days in a Chinese prison for operating a church and at least eight of his congregants remain imprisoned. His daughter, Grace, fought tirelessly for his release. During Durbin’s speech, he called for the release of the remaining eight members … Continue Reading
July 29, 2026