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Hey guys, I had an amazing chat with legendary former Univision journalist Jorge Ramos about ICE in L.A., the Trump administration’s embrace of racial profiling, ICE's illegal detentions of U.S. citizens, and how we both picked up salsa classes in the new year. (We even discussed our shared admiration for Bad Bunny.) It was a really fun conversation.
But in today’s Huddled Masses, a dramatic fight is stirring: Kristi Noem’s DHS says Democrats must give notice 72 hours before showing up at detention centers overseen by the department. Democrats don’t plan to play along, which means arrests and lawsuits could follow.
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–Adrian
Democrats to ICE: Go Ahead, Arrest Us
In interviews, a number of party members said they would ignore new DHS rules trying to restrict surprise detention center visits.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY GUIDANCE doesn’t usually make news—or waves.
But that’s exactly what happened when DHS issued an oddly timed Juneteenth release announcing that lawmakers would need to provide 72 hours’ notice before visiting ICE detention centers.
Congressional Democrats have made a habit of unannounced trips to such facilities to fulfill their congressional oversight duties amid Trump’s aggressive deportation regime. It’s led to dramatic confrontations, arrests, and even members struggling to deal with tear gas in Los Angeles.
The administration’s gambit was a clear attempt to neutralize one of the few tools Democrats have to spotlight not just the cruelty of the mass deportations but the lawlessness of the administration’s efforts to circumvent deportees’ and detainees’ due process rights. It prompted the question: How would Democrats respond?
In interviews with a dozen sources, including lawmakers, as well as a handful of top operatives in the field, the answer appears to be: with middle fingers held high.
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