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Southern California Democrats Say They Were Denied Entry to a Federal Detention Center in Downtown LA
- Democratic House members, including Jimmy Gomez and Lou Correa, attempted to visit the Edward R. Roybal Federal Building on June 7 to check on detention conditions, claiming overcrowding and denied attorney access for detainees.
- Gomez stated that the denial of entry was "to prevent us from doing our jobs."
- Todd Lyons, acting director of ICE, acknowledged that any member of Congress has the right to inspect their facilities in an oversight capacity.
- Rep. Judy Chu attended the visit with colleagues, emphasizing concerns about unjustly detained immigrants after raids on Los Angeles.
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3 California Democrats denied entry to a high desert ICE detention center Sunday
Three Southern California members of Congress were denied entry to an ICE Processing facility near Victorville on Sunday, June 8, saying the Trump Administration is breaking the law by keeping them from overseeing the detention of Angelenos after three days of raids in Los Angeles County. Rep. Judy Chu, D-Pasadena, Rep. Gil Cisneros, D-Covina and Rep. Derek Tran, D-Cypress, said they went to the Adelanto ICE Processing Center in the high desert …
Rep. Maxine Waters denied entry into detention center
Democratic Rep. Maxine Waters of California was denied entry to the Metropolitan Detention Center in Los Angeles while trying to speak with David Huerta. The leader of the Service Employees International Union California was arrested by federal agents after prosecutors say he tried to obstruct their access to a worksite. He has called actions taken against protesters an “injustice.”
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Southern California Democrats say they were denied entry to a federal detention center in downtown LA
Amidst the ICE activity and protests around the Los Angeles area on Saturday, several Southern California congressional representatives said they tried to enter a federal building downtown where they said immigrant families are being detained. Rep. Jimmy Gomez, D-Los Angeles, said he and several other Democratic House members attempted to visit the Edward R. Roybal Federal Building on Saturday, June 7. He said, in a series of posts on social med…
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