Rep. Nydia Velázquez (D-N.Y.) on Friday joined the chorus of Democratic lawmakers calling for the abolishment of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

"ICE is being used to terrorize immigrant communities and carry out President Trump Donald John TrumpBiden on Trump's refusal to commit to peaceful transfer of power: 'What country are we in?' Romney: 'Unthinkable and unacceptable' to not commit to peaceful transition of power Two Louisville police officers shot amid Breonna Taylor grand jury protests MORE’s immoral ‘zero-tolerance’ policy," Velazquez said in a statement. "Moreover the agency’s almost myopic focus on harassing and targeting immigrants distracts from priorities most Americans actually share — like cracking down on transitional criminals and sex traffickers. At this point, modest reforms at the margins of the agency are insufficient. The time has come to abolish ICE."

Her statement comes a day after Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand Kirsten GillibrandSunday shows preview: Justice Ginsburg dies, sparking partisan battle over vacancy before election Suburban moms are going to decide the 2020 election Jon Stewart urges Congress to help veterans exposed to burn pits MORE (D-N.Y.) became the first sitting senator to call for the agency's elimination.

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Rep. Mark Pocan (D-Wis.) introduced legislation this week that would get rid of the federal agency. Democratic Reps. Earl Blumenauer (Ore.), Pramila Jayapal (Wash.), Jim McGovern (Mass.), Raúl Grijalva (Ariz.) and Michael Capuano (Mass.) have all indicated they would support measures to abolish the organization.

Their criticism of the agency is the latest scrutiny surrounding President Trump's immigration policies. Last week, the president signed an executive order to halt the administration's practice of separating families at the souther border, but it's still unclear how thousands of family members will be reunited.

On Friday, Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) criticized Congress for taking a weeklong recess without first addressing the border crisis.