Homeland Security Targets Democratic Campaign After ICE Arrest in Pennsylvania – WTOP News
CREW says the press release used a criminal arrest to spotlight a battleground House race and may have violated federal election rules.
- On Thursday, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington filed a complaint with the U.S. Office of Special Counsel alleging the Department of Homeland Security violated the Hatch Act by targeting Democratic candidate Janelle Stelson in an official press release.
- Following an indecent exposure arrest on Sept. 27, ICE arrested Chimaobim Adedayo Igbojekwe in Harrisburg and DHS subsequently claimed he worked for Democratic candidate Stelson, a connection she denies.
- ICE Deputy Director Charles Wall stated it was "unbelievable" Stelson would employ an individual arrested for indecent exposure, while the campaign responded, "We never heard of him prior to the news of his arrest."
- Donald Sherman, who leads CREW, criticized the department for referencing a campaign in an unrelated press release, arguing the action was "consistent with the message that the administration and that the president has sent from the top that ICE is to be involved in elections."
- Stelson's race against Republican Rep. Scott Perry in Pennsylvania's 10th Congressional District is expected to help determine control of the U.S. House, coming as President Donald Trump's administration faces scrutiny for using federal resources for political purposes.
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Homeland Security targets Democratic campaign after ICE arrest in Pennsylvania
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — When the U.S. Department of Homeland Security publicized the arrest of a Nigerian man for indecent exposure this week, it included a political attack that's drawing
Homeland Security targets Democratic campaign after ICE arrest in Pennsylvania – WTOP News
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — When the U.S. Department of Homeland Security publicized the arrest of a Nigerian man for indecent exposure this week, it included a political attack that’s drawing complaints from Democrats and a nonpartisan government watchdog. The department’s press release alleges that the man worked for a Democratic congressional candidate in a Pennsylvania...
MichaelSavage.com – ICE Arrests Illegal Alien Democrat Canvasser Accused of Exposing Himself
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested a Nigerian illegal alien who was canvassing for Democrat congressional candidate Janelle Stelson after police accused him of exposing himself in public, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said Wednesday. Chimaobim Adedayo Igbojekwe was arrested September 27 in East Pennsboro Township on indecent exposure and disorderly conduct charges…
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