Reps Min and Chu Demand Accountability in ICE Deaths

Deaths in ICE custody raise serious questions, lawmakers say

LOS ANGELES — Southern California lawmakers are demanding answers from U.S. Homeland Security officials following the deaths of two Orange County residents and nearly two dozen others while in federal immigration custody.

Reps Min and Chu Demand Accountability in ICE Deaths

Reps. Dave Min, D-Irvine, and Judy Chu, D-Pasadena, spearheaded a congressional letter sent Friday to Homeland Security officials demanding information about how the agency has cared for immigrants in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody, including a Costa Mesa man who died last month. The letter, which was signed by 43 other congressional representatives, including other Southland representatives Robert Garcia, Maxine Waters, Lou Correa …

Leading Democrat Calls Rise in ICE Detention Deaths Under Trump 'Stunning'

Representative Pramila Jayapal, a Washington Democrat, told Newsweek on Friday that the number of deaths in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention is “unprecedented” after almost two decades monitoring conditions. “We've had long-standing concerns about ICE detention and the…