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Pedro Camacho

Dozens Of Dems Urge Lawmakers to Visit ICE Facilities Regularly Amid Reports of Abuse

Federal agents guard ICE detention center in downtown Los Angeles (Credit: Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

A new House resolution led by Rep. Frederica Wilson (D-Fla.) calls on Members of Congress to regularly visit Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facilities amid growing concerns over inhumane conditions and alleged obstruction of congressional oversight.

The resolution, co-sponsored by 31 House Democrats, emphasizes Congress's statutory authority to conduct unannounced visits to ICE facilities. It responds to what Wilson described as a "void in oversight" created by the Trump administration's elimination of internal watchdog offices and its aggressive immigration enforcement policies.

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