[Migrant Detention Facilities]
Rep. Thompson: “Our investigation has made abundantly clear that ICE must establish better processes to identify and correct deficiencies at its detention centers that don’t meet ICE’s own standards of care.”
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Rep. Bennie G. Thompson
DHS Whistleblower Files Complaint against Trump Administration Officials
[Homeland Security official Brian Murphy]
Rep. Thompson: “The whistleblower complaint filed by Brian Murphy is a damning – but wholly unsurprising – indictment of the Trump Administration and officials at the Department of Homeland Security.”
Photo: YouTube
House Homeland Security Chair: Right-Wing Terrorism “Most Pressing” Threat
[Right-Wing Domestic Terrorism]
Rep. Thompson: “Disturbing statements that the Administration is ‘investigating’ protestors – including Black Lives Matter – take things to a new, disturbingly low level in service to the President’s shortsighted political aims.”
Photo: Twitter
House Homeland Security Chairman: Steve Bannon’s arrest “Not Surprising”
[Steve Bannon]
Thompson: “It is not surprising that Steve Bannon and others building their own border wall have been charged with embezzling public donations.”
Photo: YouTube
GAO Legal Decision: Top Trump DHS appointments Illegal
[GAO\Trump’s Illegal DHS Appointments]
Thompson\Maloney: “GAO’s damning opinion paints a disturbing picture of the Trump Administration playing fast and loose by bypassing the Senate confirmation process to install ideologues.”
Photo: YouTube
Democrats to Hold Hearing on Trump’s Secret Police Actions in Portland
[Portland\Trump’s Secret Police]
Rep. Thompson: “The Administration must be accountable to Congress and the American people – and we must hear from Acting Secretary Wolf directly. The future of our democracy is at stake.”
Photo: YouTube
Democrats: Trump “Weaponizing” Federal Agents for Political Agenda
[Trump’s Secret Police]
Democrats: “We find it particularly troubling that in Portland, many of these federal officers have apparently been patrolling the streets in unmarked vehicles and arresting protestors off the street – in some cases without probable cause.”
Photo: Youtube
U.S. SENATE PASSES BIPARTISAN BILL TO PROTECT HOUSES OF WORSHIP AND NON-PROFITS
[Religious News\H.R.2476]
Rep. Bennie Thompson: “It’s a sad fact that synagogues, churches, and mosques are facing the threat of violence at the hands of extremists of all ideologies. While we need to continue our work to eradicate all forms of extremism and counter domestic terrorism, non-profits need our help now in keeping their houses of worship safe and secure.”
Photo: YouTube
DEMOCRATS CASTRO AND JAYAPAL INTRODUCE BILL ON ANNIVERSARY OF JAKELIN CAAL MAQUIN’S DEATH IN CBP CUSTODY
[Congress\Immigration\Deaths in Custody]
Congressman Castro: “Jakelin’s death was a travesty; a dark stain on the moral fabric of this country. One year later, Congress has yet to receive any of the information we’ve requested surrounding her death.”
Photo: Facebook
MISSISSIPPI CONGRESSMAN THOMPSON ISSUES SUBPOENA TO HOMELAND SECURITY DEMANDING DOCUMENTS ON CHILD SEPARATION AND BORDER DEATHS OF IMMIGRANTS
[Immigration News\Child Separation]
Rep. Thompson: “The Committee, in its oversight role, has been dutifully engaging with DHS to obtain records on its policies and activities at the southwest border – particularly those affecting children and families – for almost a year. The Department has unfortunately failed to provide these documents, obstructing our oversight efforts.”
Photo: Wikimedia Commons
