▲ 479 ▼ The Congresswoman Criminalized for Visiting ICE Detainees | LaMonica McIver went to tour an immigration jail in her New Jersey district. Now she faces seventeen years in prison. (www.newyorker.com) submitted 6 months ago by silence7@slrpnk.net to c/politics@lemmy.world 23 comments fedilink hide all child comments Archived copies of the article web.archive.org archive.today ghostarchive.org
[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 87 points 6 months ago (2 children) Isn't that part of their job? To tour things like this? permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] silence7@slrpnk.net [S] 93 points 6 months ago* (2 children) Yes, and ICE is required by law to let them visit with no advance notice. ICE has been refusing access when they show up without warning. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] ReallyActuallyFrankenstein@lemmynsfw.com 43 points 6 months ago They've also been refusing access even they show up at an agreed, scheduled time as well. It's just a game to ICE, because refusing to comply with the law without repercussions just makes the laws dead letter faster. permalink fedilink source parent [–] bear@lemmy.blahaj.zone 20 points 6 months ago (1 child) Makes one wonder how many bodies they are hiding. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca 2 points 6 months ago (1 child) If the democrats miraculously manage to take back power, watch them do absolutely nothing to investigate what happened in the concentration camps permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] UnspecificGravity@piefed.social 2 points 6 months ago* (1 child) They won't even close them. Remember when Biden spent four years bragging about how many people they were deporting and then was dunking on the GOP for not passing their draconian immigration bill? Half the reason we are even doing this is because Trump is trying to beat Bidens numbers. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca 1 point 6 months ago The only way this ends is revolution permalink fedilink source parent [–] Steve@startrek.website 14 points 6 months ago Yes permalink fedilink source parent
[–] silence7@slrpnk.net [S] 93 points 6 months ago* (2 children) Yes, and ICE is required by law to let them visit with no advance notice. ICE has been refusing access when they show up without warning. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] ReallyActuallyFrankenstein@lemmynsfw.com 43 points 6 months ago They've also been refusing access even they show up at an agreed, scheduled time as well. It's just a game to ICE, because refusing to comply with the law without repercussions just makes the laws dead letter faster. permalink fedilink source parent [–] bear@lemmy.blahaj.zone 20 points 6 months ago (1 child) Makes one wonder how many bodies they are hiding. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca 2 points 6 months ago (1 child) If the democrats miraculously manage to take back power, watch them do absolutely nothing to investigate what happened in the concentration camps permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] UnspecificGravity@piefed.social 2 points 6 months ago* (1 child) They won't even close them. Remember when Biden spent four years bragging about how many people they were deporting and then was dunking on the GOP for not passing their draconian immigration bill? Half the reason we are even doing this is because Trump is trying to beat Bidens numbers. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca 1 point 6 months ago The only way this ends is revolution permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ReallyActuallyFrankenstein@lemmynsfw.com 43 points 6 months ago They've also been refusing access even they show up at an agreed, scheduled time as well. It's just a game to ICE, because refusing to comply with the law without repercussions just makes the laws dead letter faster. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] bear@lemmy.blahaj.zone 20 points 6 months ago (1 child) Makes one wonder how many bodies they are hiding. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca 2 points 6 months ago (1 child) If the democrats miraculously manage to take back power, watch them do absolutely nothing to investigate what happened in the concentration camps permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] UnspecificGravity@piefed.social 2 points 6 months ago* (1 child) They won't even close them. Remember when Biden spent four years bragging about how many people they were deporting and then was dunking on the GOP for not passing their draconian immigration bill? Half the reason we are even doing this is because Trump is trying to beat Bidens numbers. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca 1 point 6 months ago The only way this ends is revolution permalink fedilink source parent
[–] FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca 2 points 6 months ago (1 child) If the democrats miraculously manage to take back power, watch them do absolutely nothing to investigate what happened in the concentration camps permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] UnspecificGravity@piefed.social 2 points 6 months ago* (1 child) They won't even close them. Remember when Biden spent four years bragging about how many people they were deporting and then was dunking on the GOP for not passing their draconian immigration bill? Half the reason we are even doing this is because Trump is trying to beat Bidens numbers. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca 1 point 6 months ago The only way this ends is revolution permalink fedilink source parent
[–] UnspecificGravity@piefed.social 2 points 6 months ago* (1 child) They won't even close them. Remember when Biden spent four years bragging about how many people they were deporting and then was dunking on the GOP for not passing their draconian immigration bill? Half the reason we are even doing this is because Trump is trying to beat Bidens numbers. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca 1 point 6 months ago The only way this ends is revolution permalink fedilink source parent
[–] FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca 1 point 6 months ago The only way this ends is revolution permalink fedilink source parent