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BREAKING: After Committee inspections of #DHS immigration facilities found serious problems, #DHS abruptly blocked further staff visits.
@RepCummings requests #DHS provide meaningful access to the identified #ICE and #CBP facilities.
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@RepCummings requests #DHS provide meaningful access to the identified #ICE and #CBP facilities.
oversight.house.gov/news/press-rel…
@RepCummings .#DHS testified at an @OversightDems hearing that they welcomed the Committee to visit immigration facilities and would engage in a dialogue about “improving the standards that exist.”
Last week, Committee staff conducted bipartisan site inspections of these facilities.
Last week, Committee staff conducted bipartisan site inspections of these facilities.
@RepCummings At #CBP facilities, Democratic and Republican staff heard many serious allegations.
Detainees expressed that toddlers—and even one infant—were being fed burritos rather than age-appropriate food and parents were not given a sufficient number of diapers for their children.
Detainees expressed that toddlers—and even one infant—were being fed burritos rather than age-appropriate food and parents were not given a sufficient number of diapers for their children.
@RepCummings At #ICE facilities, detainees expressed concerns about rotten food and inadequate access to medical care.
Detainees also raised concerns about the length of detention, with some stating they had been held by ICE for more than a year.
Detainees also raised concerns about the length of detention, with some stating they had been held by ICE for more than a year.
@RepCummings Soon after Committee staff returned, #DHS responded by cancelling staff visits to 11 #CBP facilities, including to several facilities where the Inspector General substantiated threats to the health and safety of detainees and staff.
