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Three of Minnesota’s Democratic members of Congress were denied a request to tour a federal immigration detention facility the morning of Jan. 10.
Reps. Kelly Morrison, Angie Craig and Ilhan Omar arrived at the Whipple Federal Building at Fort Snelling about 9:30 a.m. to tour the operations. The representatives say they were invited to tour the facility by a former acting director.
Minutes after they entered, Omar said she was told the offer was rescinded and that they were denied access from the rest of the building.
“We’re here because we’re members of Congress. We have every right and responsibility if we’re doing our jobs go be here today, to see what the conditions are in that detention center,” Craig said afterward.
The attempted visit comes amid several days of protests following the Jan. 7 fatal shooting of Renee Good by ICE agent Jonathan Ross.
The ICE operation in the state continues to grow with hundreds more agents expected to arrive to add to the reported 2,000 on the ground in Minnesota. The Department of Homeland Security says the crackdown in the state is its largest ever.
When Morrison described the thwarted visit she said they were met at a gate by ICE agents in “clearly aggressive” posture.
When they identified themselves as Congress members and showed their congressional pins, the agents still refused entry.
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Author: Marty Kaufmann
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