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25 Feb, 4 tweets, 1 min read
We continue to receive records related to the deaths of people in the custody of immigration authorities during the previous administration.

CBP documents show some officials were hesitant to respond to a request for information from Congress regarding deaths in custody.
According to the records, the CBP Office of Congressional Affairs received a request for information about deaths in custody in 2018. An employee shared a report with the requested information and asked for “approval to release to OCA personnel.”
americanoversight.org/document/cbp-d…
An individual whose name is redacted wrote, “The info below is accurate, but I would recommend 4th floor visibility and concurrence on this request prior to releasing to” the Office of Congressional Affairs.
The redacted individual continued: “CBP is mandated to release this info, but this request is out of cycle and awfully close to hearings.” Presumably, this is in reference to congressional hearings. The hesitance to release this information by Trump’s CBP is concerning.

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Today, Postmaster General Louis DeJoy is testifying before the House Oversight Committee.

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