United States Representative (Democratic) from New York's 13th district.
Case
An ICE officer shot a man in a car in Marble Hill on October 8. DHS calls it a targeted arrest and had not said by October 9 why the officer fired. Mamdani says early reports indicate agents surrounded the man and child before firing.
Case
An issue tracker recording where members of Congress and 2026 midterm candidates stand on the unauthorized Iran war, based on their votes on war-powers resolutions, campaign statements, and public remarks.
Role at the time: U.S. representative for New York's 13th district, in a post on X
Statement summary
Rep. Adriano Espaillat, who represents the area, said he was at the scene being briefed by the NYPD, that he was demanding that all body camera footage and evidence be preserved and a full investigation with full cooperation from the federal government, and that ICE is a rogue agency that must be reigned in.
“I am demanding all body camera footage and evidence be preserved, a full investigation with full cooperation from the federal government, and accountability. ICE is a rogue agency that must be reigned in.”
The reference point is whether the ICE officer was justified in shooting the man in the car. Espaillat calls ICE a rogue agency that must be reigned in in the same post that demands preservation of evidence and accountability for the shooting, which rejects the shooting as justified, so we labeled it Condemned. The closest competing label is Mixed or conditional, which would fit a call for an investigation alone; he states a conclusion about the agency.
Role at the time: U.S. Representative, New York 13th district
Statement summary
Adriano Espaillat voted Yea on H.Con.Res. 93, the House resolution directing the President to remove U.S. Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.
“On Agreeing to the Resolution: Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.”
A yea vote supported directing the President to remove U.S. Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran, opposing continued U.S. involvement in the war without congressional authorization.
Role at the time: U.S. Representative for New York at the statement date.
Statement summary
Espaillat condemns the Iran strikes as illegal and dangerous and calls for Congress to convene and pass war-powers restraints.
“Donald Trump’s illegal strikes on Iran will drag America and our allies into an endless war, putting innocent lives at risk.”
Relative to U.S. military involvement in the 2026 Iran war, Espaillat condemns the Iran strikes as illegal and dangerous and calls for Congress to convene and pass war-powers restraints.
Statement dates: February 28, 2026 to September 15, 2026
Statement dates: October 8, 2026
Statement dates: October 8, 2026
Statement dates: February 28, 2026 to September 15, 2026
Statement dates: October 8, 2026
Statement dates: February 28, 2026 to September 15, 2026
