Trump administration barring tours of migrant detention centers, Democrats say
Source: Reuters
Politics
August 29, 2019 / 2:02 PM / Updated 4 hours ago
James Oliphant 4 Min Read
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday said the Trump administration is blocking investigators from touring immigrant detention facilities nationwide after recent visits revealed what they called “serious ongoing problems” concerning how detainees are being treated.
Representative Elijah Cummings, chairman of the House Oversight and Reform Committee, said committee staff were barred from visiting 11 U.S. Customs and Border Protection facilities days after previous inspections found conditions that threatened the health and safety of the adult and child migrants being held, writing in a letter to Kevin McAleenan, the acting secretary for the Department of Homeland Security.
The administration, Cummings said, had also imposed new restrictions on visits to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facilities that also house migrants, including a two-hour time limit.
The “last-minute denial of access” and the new restrictions “are unacceptable and impair the Committee’s ability to conduct its oversight responsibilities in an effective manner,” Cummings wrote.
Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration-facilities/trump-administration-barring-tours-of-migrant-detention-centers-democrats-say-idUSKCN1VJ2BT
Does not the CBP know that the Congressional people make the laws, and that the CBP cannot just deny access..........................this is BS
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EVERY FUCKING DAY!!!! 
