Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, delivered a forceful speech during a House Judiciary Committee hearing Tuesday, criticizing the Trump administration's immigration policies, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and what she described as racial motivations behind the administration's approach to immigration, as reported by The Gateway Pundit.

The hearing focused on the "Permanent Trump Secure Border Act," legislation that would codify President Donald Trump's immigration policies ahead of the upcoming midterm elections.

During her remarks, Crockett argued that the administration's immigration policies extend beyond border security and are rooted in racial issues.

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“But let’s talk about what this is really about,” Crockett said.

“And I know y’all knew it was coming, especially once I showed up: It’s racist. It’s just racist, racist, racist!”

She continued by explaining why she believes race is central to the administration's immigration agenda.

“Okay, now let me tell you why it is racist. All right, this ain’t about whether or not you’re concerned that the immigrant is coming in and the immigrant is gonna kill everybody. That is not what it is. It’s not,” Crockett said.

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“It’s the things like what your fearless leader said when he said they’re poisoning the blood, okay? What this is about is racism!”

Crockett also criticized President Trump over his administration's refugee policy regarding White South Africans.

“Let me just be clear: your president, he is the one that said white South African refugees needed their own program, and so therefore he decided that he would raise the cap on how many refugees could come into the United States, but it was only raised for white South Africans. The administration set a limit of 17,500 slots planned to admit more white South Africans as refugees this year,” she said.

The Texas Democrat also criticized ICE, alleging that the agency improperly targets individuals based on appearance and questioning its performance.

According to Crockett, ICE agents are “completely incompetent” and do not “know how to do the daggone job,” while accusing the agency of “specifically targeting people because of how they look.”

Later in her remarks, Crockett discussed indigenous communities and immigration enforcement.

“The people that were here are the indigenous folk, and you know who ICE been rounding up? They’ve been rounding up indigenous people, the people that originally came, not the colonizers, but the original people,” Crockett said.

She then argued that the administration's broader agenda is tied to race.

“So, what this is about is whiteness. Everything that this administration has pushed has been about white supremacy, your fear. In fact, you say things like, ‘Oh, you just want them to come in so that they will vote for you,’ because we know that when you look at the numbers, I mean, I’m just being real with this, but white people, they not the ones that carry the Democrats. They aren’t. And so this is literally about you say things, you tell on yourselves, you believe that somehow they will become citizens and they will start voting in the interest of equity. Those are the things you fight against when you say no diversity, equity, and inclusion.”

Crockett also addressed crime statistics during the hearing, arguing against claims that crime is primarily committed by racial minorities.

“You want to sit up here and act like the crime is being perpetrated by people of color, but the statistics say otherwise. If you look at the real numbers… anybody can commit a crime on any given day.”

She concluded that portion of her remarks by accusing political opponents of promoting misinformation.

“I know that y’all believe in propaganda, and y’all don’t want people to know the truth, and y’all definitely don’t want them to know history, because then you gotta again acknowledge colonizing,” she said.

The exchange occurred as lawmakers debated legislation aimed at making Trump's border and immigration policies permanent.

Immigration remains one of the most closely watched issues in Congress, with Republicans arguing for stricter enforcement measures while many Democrats continue to advocate for changes to federal immigration policy and ICE operations.

Video clips of Crockett's remarks circulated widely on social media following the hearing, drawing reactions from supporters and critics as debate over immigration enforcement and border security continues.

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