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Lawmaker urges House Judiciary oversight after citing deaths and shootings in ICE and CBP custody
Summary
At a House Judiciary Committee hearing, a member of Congress urged the committee to hold oversight hearings after alleging multiple deaths and shootings involving ICE and CBP and saying Republican members have not invited families of victims to testify.
At a House Judiciary Committee hearing, a lawmaker said congressional oversight must follow the testimony of victims’ families and accused committee Republicans of failing to invite or contact those relatives.
"Anyone who commits a crime, especially a violent crime, should be fully held accountable," the lawmaker said, adding that "policies have consequences" and that public policy should not require a threshold of victims before it is taken seriously.
The lawmaker named several people discussed in witnesses’ written testimony, including Ruben Martinez, a 23-year-old U.S.…
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