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DHS deputy assistant secretary rebuts viral 'Taco Bell' hoax, says one-week notice required for ICE detention visits
Summary
Lauren Biss, deputy assistant secretary at the Department of Homeland Security, said in a statement that several online claims this week are false and clarified the departments procedures for visits to immigration detention facilities.
Lauren Biss, deputy assistant secretary at the Department of Homeland Security, said in a statement that several online claims this week are false and clarified the departments procedures for visits to immigration detention facilities.
Biss opened by saying, "I'm Lauren Biss, deputy assistant secretary at the Department of Homeland Security, and I'm here to set the record straight on a few fake news stories from this week." She called a social-media post by immigration attorney Trisha Chatterjee that claimed ICE provided her a phone number for a Taco Bell "a total lie," and said ICE attempted to contact Chatterjee after the post but that,…
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