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Lawmaker alleges illegal warrants and tribal detentions; instructor says training allows race as a factor
Summary
At an oversight hearing, a member of Congress accused the administration of executing 'illegal warrants' and detaining tribal citizens; an academy instructor testified that training materials permit race 'as a factor' and said practical testing had been removed from cadet training.
A member of Congress accused the administration on Monday of executing "illegal warrants in violation of the Fourth Amendment," interfering with congressional oversight and detaining tribal citizens, while witnesses said gaps in training left agents unprepared to identify valid tribal IDs and that race is taught as a factor in enforcement stops.
The Lawmaker opened the hearing by saying the administration was showing a "blatant disregard of the rule of law," naming "Donald Trump, Stephen Miller, and Christine Noem" as architects of policies she described as driven "from a place of hate and not a place of facts." She told the panel she had visited the Northwest Detention Center in her district six times and had been "illegally denied entry" twice while attempting…
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