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Witnesses and lawmakers at Oversight Committee Democrats hearing press for ICE accountability and legal reform
Summary
At a hearing before the Oversight Committee Democrats, witnesses and committee participants urged an overhaul of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, cited a claimed figure of nearly 75,000 detentions of people without criminal records, and pushed for legal changes to allow suits against federal officers.
At a hearing convened by the Oversight Committee Democrats, witnesses and committee participants urged sweeping accountability and legal reforms for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), saying the agency has detained large numbers of people without criminal records and that existing remedies are inadequate.
A Representative (unnamed in the transcript) opened by thanking witnesses for speaking and said their testimony makes it harder for the agency and administration to continue problematic practices. The Representative asserted that "in the first 10 months of the administration alone, nearly 75,000 people were…
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