Democrats say Trump is illegally blocking them from visiting Ice detention: ‘The goal is to bully us’
Democrats say Trump is illegally blocking them from visiting Ice detention: ‘The goal is to bully us’
Democrats say Trump is illegally blocking them from visiting Ice detention: ‘The goal is to bully us’
Confrontations are playing out nationwide as lawmakers conduct checks of facilities where thousands are being held
From New York to California, Democratic members of Congress have been repeatedly blocked from entering Ice detention facilities where thousands of noncitizens – many with no criminal convictions – are being held.
Democratic officials’ legislative checks – a legal right for members of Congress – have consistently confirmed reports that immigrant detainees are being kept in “filthy” and “inhumane” conditions with little regard for due process. Now, the facilities have become a battleground in the intensifying standoff between the Trump administration and Democratic lawmakers over the president’s supercharged immigration agenda.
Stand up for yourself and do something about it. Yes, he's a bully
"We don't want to look divisive"
This is why the American right ate your lunch, the left constantly punching left and refusing to accept anyone as an ally
They're literally trying to do something about it bu
ty visiting the concentration camps.That's not worth nothing, but I'd believe that more if they weren't defeated by a stern yet illegal "no" and immediately tried to make themselves out to be the real victims.
They control the purse. No visits, no funds.
They need to put pay stoppages on everything. No vendors, no contractors, no salaries. Operate within the legislative model or don't operate at.