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'Doesn't make it legal': Congresswoman shoots down DHS in spat over ICE visit
https://www.rawstory.com/veronica-escobar/'Doesn't make it legal': Congresswoman shoots down DHS in spat over ICE visit
Matthew Chapman
July 11, 2025 9:51PM ET
Rep. Veronica Escobar (D-TX) reamed the Department of Homeland Security for their stated excuse as to why they prohibited her from entering a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility for legally authorized congressional oversight.
Escobar, who represents El Paso, revealed earlier this week that she had been denied entry to the ICE processing center in El Paso, which watchdog groups allege is rampant with abuse of detainees.
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"You can tweet it from a government account, that doesn’t make it legal," wrote Escobar.
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