Representative Jimmy Raskin is calling for details about the American citizens who fell in the application of the ice
The Supreme Democrats of the Judicial Committee in the House of Representatives are asking the Trump administration to carry out some explanation of the American citizens who have been in the procedures for enforcing recent immigration.
In the follow -up of a report issued by NBC News, Representative Jimmy Raskin, a member of the Judicial Committee in the House of Representatives, and MP Barmela Japal, a member of the ranking of a sub -committee, requested accountability for immigration enforcement procedures since January 20 in which the citizens of the United States were involved.
the The application was submitted in a message Signed by Raskin, D-MD. , Jayapal, D-WASH. The sub -committee supervises immigration. On Tuesday, he was sent to the Minister of Internal Security Christie Nom and Vitilo Cold, Director of Acting for Migration and Customs. A copy of the letter was first presented to NBC News.
“If you are not looking for criminals on the basis of crimes committed, but immigrants are not documented on the basis of their looks, you will see many innocent people, including innocent citizens,” Raskin said in a statement to NBC News. “We have already seen ethnic and ethnic stereotypes leading to illegal detention of American citizens. That is why I ask for answers about some of these concerns that we heard about citizens being targeted, detention and interrogation.”
The legislators notice this for each ICE Policy 2015 Regarding the investigation of American citizens, “ICE cannot emphasize the authority to enforce civil immigration to arrest and/or detention of an American citizen.” The letter stated that ice officers, agents and lawyers must deal with interactions with “maximum care and top priority.”
“This principle is necessary to prevent the escalating government attack on immigrants from becoming hateful to crush the rights of American citizens.”
Ice and the Ministry of Internal Security did not immediately respond to a request to comment from NBC News on Tuesday.
The last cases led to complaints that some people have a racist definition, targeting them ice because of their sweat or their skin tone.
At the end of last month, the president of Navajo Nation Buu Nygren said that the Navajo citizens who live outside the preservation have complained about their interrogation about their identity by ICE officers. NYGREN talks about complaints in a radio address.
A employer in New Jersey, where ICE made a raid, said that one of his employees is an old warrior and from Puerto Rico was prepared to show his identity. NBC News’s attempts to reach the veteran did not succeed. The employees who answered the phone calls to the owner’s work on Tuesday said that he rejects media interviews.
Although it was not mentioned in the letter, The Mescalero Apache tribe announced in New Mexico One of his members was contacted by the ice agent that spoke in Spanish. Mescalero Apache member talks and tells the ICE agent about this. Then the ice agent requested his passport, the tribe said in its announcement.
Ice did not answer questions from NBC News last week about the detention of Navajo citizens and warriors.
The legislator’s speech was also cited by the Purto Rico report in January that a young child and found him in Milwoki had been arrested and sent to a detention center. The ice has since said that the report was wrong.
The message requests from ICE and DHS savings by 5 pm on February 18. The name and era of the detained American citizens; Where and how long they were arrested; Whether I have any criminal record and what crimes, if any; And the name of each agency involved in the implementation.
Legionships also ask whether ICE policy regarding confrontations with American citizens is still valid, and if not, what are the policies or procedures they have. They also ask if there have been any policies and procedures updates since last month.
Fears about ice confrontations with American citizens have led to Congress investigations in previous departments. A A report issued by the Government Accountability Office During the Biden administration, I found that from October 1, 2015, to March 2020, ICE arrested 674 potential American citizens, detained 121, and removed 70. The Americans are well.