“ICE wants to operate in the dark, and this president wants to let them,” Rep. LaMonica McIver said.
Stephen Smith/AP
Members of Congress can’t conduct oversight visits to detention centers during the government shutdown, the Trump administration has argued.
While Immigration and Customs Enforcement is moving forward with widespread raids across the country, the agency says it doesn’t have the staff necessary to coordinate the congressional visits, as Politico first reported Monday.
One Democrat says it’s an excuse to block oversight.
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