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4 statements on this page. Dates: September 2, 2026 to October 8, 2026
4 matching statements. Dates: September 2, 2026 to October 8, 2026
4 published statements. Dates: September 2, 2026 to October 8, 2026
4 published statements. Dates: September 2, 2026 to October 8, 2026
4 statements on this page. Dates: September 2, 2026 to October 8, 2026
Role at the time: Ranking Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee
Statement summary
Smith calls the planned livestream disturbing and says it makes a mockery of the legal system.
“There is a reason why we treat the meting out of justice with the seriousness it demands.”
Smith objects to broadcasting the execution as a spectacle rather than treating punishment with legal seriousness.
Archived copy (opens in a new tab)He rejects broadcasting the execution on rule-of-law grounds.
Role at the time: Member of the United States Congress
Statement summary
Rep. Adam Smith characterized ICE as violently targeting people without transparency or accountability and called for a full investigation of the Garces Perez shooting.
“ICE continues to violently target individuals in this country, without any transparency or accountability. We need a full investigation into the shooting of Wilber Rafael Garces Perez and answers before this rogue police force continues to target more people in our country's streets.”
In a direct post, Rep. Adam Smith called for a full investigation and characterized ICE as violently targeting people without transparency or accountability. This is Smith’s assessment; the post does not independently establish the broader characterization.
On whether ICE's use of force should be condemned or condoned, Smith directly condemns it: he says ICE "continues to violently target individuals in this country, without any transparency or accountability" and calls it a "rogue police force" — an express evaluation that the force used was wrongful.
Role at the time: Member of the United States Congress
Statement summary
Rep. Adam Smith called for a full investigation and answers, saying ICE was targeting people violently without transparency or accountability.
“ICE continues to violently target individuals in this country, without any transparency or accountability. We need a full investigation into the shooting of Wilber Rafael Garces Perez and answers before this rogue police force continues to target more people in our country's streets.”
In a direct post, Rep. Adam Smith called for a full investigation and characterized ICE as violently targeting people without transparency or accountability. This is Smith’s assessment; the post does not independently establish the broader characterization.
On whether DHS should lead its own investigation, Smith rejects that arrangement: he says ICE acts "without any transparency or accountability", calls it a "rogue police force", and demands "a full investigation into the shooting of Wilber Rafael Garces Perez and answers" — an explicit call for outside scrutiny rather than a DHS-led inquiry.
Role at the time: Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee, in a statement marking one year of the campaign
Statement summary
In a September 2 statement marking one year of the campaign, Smith said Congress and the American people "have yet to see any evidence" supporting the President's determinations about the vessels, and that in his over 20 years on the committee he had never seen "such a staggering lack of transparency" from an administration.
“Congress and the American people have yet to see any evidence to support the president’s unilateral determinations that these vessels, or the activities of those on board, warrant lethal military force rather than law enforcement-led interdiction. … Never before in my over 20 years on this committee have I seen such a staggering lack of transparency on behalf of an administration and DoD to meaningfully inform Congress of the use of lethal military force.”
Statement from Rep. Adam Smith, ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee, marking one year since what he calls the administration's unauthorized campaign of lethal boat strikes. It says Congress and the American people have not seen evidence for the President's determinations about the vessels.
Archived copy (opens in a new tab)Measured against the campaign the September 19 strike belongs to and the government's stated basis that those aboard are narcotraffickers, Smith says no evidence has been shown to support the President's determinations about the vessels and criticizes the campaign as unauthorized. That criticizes the conduct itself instead of disputing a label.
