House Democrats to Hold Congressional Field Hearing on ICE Shooting in Maine
Lawmakers cited 56 ICE deaths in Trump’s second term and said substandard medical care and delayed treatment show detention reform is urgent.
- House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and congressional Democrats are pressing for comprehensive immigration reform, prioritizing the closure of Delaney Hall in Newark, New Jersey, following a recent death in custody.
- Margarita Cielo Balbuena, a New Jersey business owner, testified Tuesday about being pepper-sprayed and physically abused by immigration agents in May, spending two months in the Elizabeth Detention Center.
- Following the July 13 fatal shooting of Colombian national Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero, U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree scheduled an oversight hearing for August 17 at Biddeford High School.
- More than 150 protesters gathered outside U.S. Sen. Susan Collins' Biddeford office on Tuesday, while Biddeford Mayor Liam LaFountain urged Republican members of Congress to attend the upcoming hearing.
- While the Department of Homeland Security cites historically low border crossings due to robust enforcement, Jeffries described current immigration enforcement as "unhinged behavior" targeting taxpayers and homeowners.
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Pingree, Top House Democrats to Hold ‘Shadow Hearing’ in Biddeford Over Fatal ICE Shooting
BIDDEFORD, Maine — U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) will be joined by two high-ranking House Democrats in Biddeford on Monday for a congressional “shadow hearing” examining the fatal shooting of Colombian national Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent last month. The hearing, titled “Seeking Justice in Biddeford: Oversight of [...] The post Pingree, Top House Democrats to Hold ‘Shadow Hearing’ in B…
Rep. Pingree, other Democrats to hold Biddeford field hearing on deadly ICE shooting
U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree, of Maine, and other Democratic members of Congress announced they will host a field hearing in Biddeford next week on ICE's use of force following last month's deadly shooting.
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House Democrats to hold congressional field hearing on ICE shooting in Maine
(The Center Square) – U.S. House Democrats will be holding their second field hearing next week to address fatal shootings committed by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
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