Arizona Democrat challenges Trump after denied entry to Ice facility: ‘We can’t look the other way’
by Rachel Leingang from US news | The Guardian on (#6Z06J)
Greg Stanton was turned away from Arizona immigration facility when attempting to check on a restaurant owner, despite bringing copy of the law
An Arizona congressman says the US government violated federal law when it refused to allow him to visit a local restaurant owner held in an immigration detention facility last week.
Greg Stanton, who represents Arizona's fourth congressional district, is the latest in a series of Democrats who have been denied entry into Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) detention facilities, despite members of Congress's legal right to conduct oversight without notice at places that detain migrants.
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