Sen. Tammy Duckworth Wants ICE Agents Out of Hines VA Hospital Parking Lot

Sen. Tammy Duckworth wants ICE agents out of Hines VA Hospital parking lot

U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth is demanding Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins abandon his plan to use 12 parking spots at Edward Hines, JR. VA Hospital as a "staging area" for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. Duckworth's letter to Collins asks for "swift, decisive action to remove ICE from VA property and facilities." The use of the parking lot prompted a protest at the west suburban hospital on Monday. "It is prep…

Senator Tammy Duckworth demands ICE to stop using Hines VA Hospital parking lot in letter to secretary – CBS2 (Chicago)

"Yet, it adds injury to insult when VA surrenders resources in support of reckless, paramilitary activities that do nothing to enhance Veteran care," reads Duckworth's letter to Secretary of Veterans Affairs Doug Collins. "It is preposterous that VA would believe allowing ICE to operate on the Hines campus will not adversely impact delivery of care for Hines' patients." According to a spokesperson for Duckworth, ICE is using about a dozen spaces.