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February 26, 2026

Washington, D.C.—Today, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Rick Larsen (D-WA), Ranking Member of the House Subcommittee on Aviation André Carson (D-IN) and Ranking Member of the House Committee on Homeland Security Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) released the following statement following reports that the Department of Defense shot down a U.S. Customs and Border Protection drone.


February 25, 2026
ICE is considering Indianapolis for a new detention facility. 
 
Here's my message to ICE: you're not welcome. 
 
I've repeatedly voted against ICE funding under Trump's cruel regime. Government funding should be used for housing, food deserts, and improving our roads — not to detain children and murder U.S. citizens. 

February 24, 2026
WASHINGTON, DC—Today, Congressman André Carson (IN-07) made the following statement:
 
“I will not be attending Trump’s State of the Union.
 
“The American people already know what the state of our union is. It is marked by frustration, rising costs, and deep exhaustion. Families are stretched thin by higher prices. Communities are disturbed by fatal immigration enforcement tactics. And working people are watching the wealthiest Americans benefit while the middle class is left behind.

February 19, 2026
WASHINGTON, DC—Congressman André Carson (IN-07) has secured $13.08 million for Indiana's 7th Congressional District.
 
Congressman Carson requested funding for these projects, known as Community Project Funding, under guidelines issued by the House Appropriations Committee.

February 18, 2026
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Last week, I voted against threats to our right to vote.

The Safeguarding American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act actually does nothing to make our elections better. 

The SAVE Act: 


February 11, 2026

 

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congressman André Carson (IN-07) has reintroduced a resolution condemning the violence perpetuated against ethnic minorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).


February 10, 2026
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I want to share a story about Roodens, Jessica, and their 3-year-old son, Wens from Indianapolis. 

The family contacted my office because they had a problem: Wens, a U.S. citizen born in Haiti, could not come home to Indianapolis because of a paperwork issue. His parents needed to secure paperwork from the American Embassy in Port Au Prince, but it wasn’t easy. In Haiti, armed groups control up to 90 percent of the capital. The nation is in turmoil – and the simple act of getting to the embassy was turning out to be nearly impossible.

Issues:ImmigrationHomeland Security

February 5, 2026

WASHINGTON, DC—Congressman André Carson (IN-07) has reintroduced the Justice for Shireen Act, requiring an independent investigation and report to Congress on the killing of American-Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh.


January 29, 2026

Washington, D.C. – Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO), Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Ranking Member Rick Larsen (D-WA), Aviation Subcommittee Chairman Troy E. Nehls (R-TX), Aviation Subcommittee Ranking Member André Carson (D-IN), Rep. Tracey Mann (R-KS), and Rep.