Anna Paulina Luna on Government Transparency

Anna Paulina Luna

Role at the time: U.S. Representative for Florida's 13th congressional district, on her official X account and in a Fox News interview

Statement summary

Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) posted on X that the situation was "completely avoidable" because sanctuary cities refuse to work with ICE. In a separate Fox News interview the same day, she said she would "continue to obviously ensure that there is oversight and accountability" as a member of a relevant committee, while also saying ICE "does go after... some of the worst of the worst" and that "we just don't know enough facts to really determine what really happened right here."

“This unfortunate situation was completely avoidable. In many sanctuary cities there is a refusal to work with ICE, which, if you are concerned for residents safety, don't you think you should have LEO interfacing? I will continue to obviously ensure that there is oversight and accountability – I sit on that committee – and I'm sure this will be brought up as soon as we return from the elections. But, again, ICE does go after – a majority of the time – some of the worst of the worst, and so we just don't know enough facts to really determine what really happened right here.”