A week after she was denied entry to an immigration detention center in the High Desert, Rep. Judy Chu, D-Pasadena, has returned to join members of the Southern California congressional delegation on a tour of the facility.
Chu was expected to be joined today by fellow Democratic Reps. Sydney Kamlager-Dove, Linda Sánchez, Mark Takano and Luz Rivas “to demand answers regarding unlawful immigration raids, denial of due process, and new allegations that U.S. citizens may have been swept up in enforcement actions.” The lawmakers plan to hold a news conference after the tour.
On June 8, Chu and two other Democratic congressional members, Gil Cisneros and Derek Tran, traveled to the Adelanto ICE Processing Center to see the conditions of detainees brought there after raids in Paramount, Compton and other areas in L.A. County that weekend. Padlocks on the gates prevented their entrance.
The tour planned for Tuesday followed Rep. Pete Aguilar’s visit to the facility on Friday.
The sharpened focus on the Adelanto facility comes amid rising tensions and widespread public protest in response to the Trump administration’s immigration efforts in the Los Angeles area that started June 6. Trump has deployed the California National Guard, over the objections of Gov. Gavin Newsom and now contested in court, and the U.S. Marines to the city to support those efforts.
Democratic lawmakers have been pushing for access to immigration facilities in the U.S., citing their oversight duties as members of Congress, with varying degrees of success.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
Related Posts:
- ICE is using no-bid contracts, boosting big firms, to get more detention beds News By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and JOHN HANNA, Associated Press LEAVENWORTH, Kan. (AP) — Leavenworth, Kansas, occupies a mythic space in American crime, its name alone evoking a short hand for serving hard time. The federal penitentiary housed gangsters Al Capone and Machine Gun Kelly — in a building so storied that…
- Southern California immigration raids continue, including at Santa Fe Springs Swap Meet News Several people were detained in an immigration operation at the Santa Fe Springs Swap Meet this weekend, according to swap meet officials. Video from the scene at 13963 Alondra Blvd., near the 5 Freeway, showed masked federal agents apprehending several people on Saturday, accompanied by armed U.S. Marines. It was…
- Southern California immigration raids continue, including at weekend swap meet News Several people were detained in an immigration operation at the Santa Fe Springs Swap Meet this weekend, according to swap meet officials. Video from the scene at 13963 Alondra Blvd., near the 5 Freeway, showed masked federal agents apprehending several people on Saturday, accompanied by armed U.S. Marines. It was…
- Southern California immigration raids continue, including at weekend swap meet News Several people were detained in an immigration operation at the Santa Fe Springs Swap Meet this weekend, according to swap meet officials. Video from the scene at 13963 Alondra Blvd., near the 5 Freeway, showed masked federal agents apprehending several people on Saturday, accompanied by armed U.S. Marines. It was…
- Thousands expected to rally today at ‘No Kings’ protests in Southern California News Thousands of people are expected to rally at dozens of demonstrations in Southern California today as part of a massive, nationwide “No Kings Day of Defiance” protest against President Trump and his policies. More than 1,500 events will be held nationwide, and demonstrations will take place throughout Los Angeles, Orange,…
(Visited 1 times, 1 visits today)