US EditionCongresswoman Escobar Says She Was Turned Away From ICE Facility on Montana Avenue
EL PASO COUNTY, TEXAS, JUL 10 – Congresswoman Escobar was denied access despite providing required notice to investigate Amnesty International's report citing nearly 30 pages of alleged human rights violations at the facility.
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Congresswoman Escobar says she was turned away from ICE facility on Montana Avenue
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- Congresswoman Veronica Escobar says that she was turned away from the ICE facility on Montana Avenue, despite giving a 24-hour notice of her visit. Escobar says she was attempting to conduct her constitutionally authorized oversight duties at the facility. She says the facility "has been plagued with accusations of mistreatment and inhumane conditions," meaning it should fall within the scope of her congressional oversig…
'Empty promise of law': Texas Dem says she was denied access to ICE facility
A Democratic Representative from Texas claims she was denied access to an Immigration and Customs Enforcement processing center in El Paso.Rep. Veronica Escobar (D-TX) posted on her official X account that she was denied entry to the facility after giving ICE more than 24-hours notice of her visit. A recent memo released by the Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem says lawmakers need to provide at least 72 hours' notice before a…
El Paso.- U.S. Representative Veronica Escobar was denied entry to El Paso's Immigration and Customs Control Processing Center (ICE) on Montana Avenue on Wednesday, in violation of federal law. "This (prosecution center) has been plagued with allegations of ill-treatment and inhumane conditions that fall well within the scope of my Congressional supervisory authority," said Escobar, El Paso Democrat who has represented the 16th El Paso Congressi…
ICE blocks Rep. Escobar from visiting El Paso detention center - El Paso Matters
U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar was denied entry into the Immigration and Customs Enforcement El Paso Service Processing Center on Montana Avenue on Wednesday, in violation of federal law. “This (processing center) has been plagued with accusations of mistreatment and inhumane conditions falling well within the scope of my congressional oversight authority,” Escobar, a Democrat who has represented El Paso’s 16th Congressional District since 2019, sa…
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