Unidentified public commenter accuses colleagues of abandoning oaths, alleges arrests and child detention at Dilley facility
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Summary
An unidentified public commenter alleged that colleagues have "abdicated" duties and cited arrests of journalists and the detention of a 5-year-old at the Dilley facility, saying children are "rotting away"; the transcript contains these allegations but no corroborating evidence or formal responses.
Unidentified Speaker, a public commenter, accused unnamed colleagues of abandoning their oaths and described a set of allegations about arrests and child detention in a brief, emotional statement. "I am so frustrated," the speaker said. "Yet some of our colleagues have decided that they wanted to abdicate their oaths and their duties, and they have decided that instead of following the law or the Constitution, they want to follow a single man."
The speaker listed specific claims about arrests and detention. "When we live in a country where a journalist by the name of Don Lemon can be arrested or Georgia Fort can be arrested," the speaker said, and later alleged that "a 5 year old little boy, Liam Ramos, can be thrown in what looked like a penitentiary because I did go and see him at Dilley facility." The commenter added that "Liam's picture went" (transcript) and asserted there are "so many children that are rotting away in that facility."
Those statements in the transcript are presented as the speaker's allegations and are not supported by corroborating evidence within the provided text. The transcript records no response, confirmation, or formal action addressing the claims. The speaker also referenced "what happened to Alex and Renee" and said colleagues were either silent or defending the events, saying this led the speaker to question "what is our purpose."
The remarks were delivered as a public comment; no motions, votes, or staff responses appear in the transcript. Because the speaker is not named in the record, attributions in this report use the label "Unidentified Speaker" as it appears in the transcript.
The transcript contains wording and possible transcription errors (for example, the phrase "Liam's picture went bridal" appears verbatim in the record). Where wording is unclear, this article describes the speaker's claim in neutral terms and notes that the transcript itself provides the quoted language. No corroboration or follow-up is included in the transcript provided.
