"We just want to go in and look at the facility and see what the conditions are and they would not let us in. It is shameful. They've refused to tell us this information. I've done this job for a few years now, I've never had this stonewalling by any presidential administration. What are you afraid of? You don't hide, you don't run away when you're proud of what you're doing."
"The senators stopped by the facility in suburban Broadview on Friday, requesting a tour of the Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (Ice) facility and to deliver supplies to protesters who have been demonstrating at the site for weeks. A federal judge late Thursday ordered Ice to remove an 8ft-tall (2.4 meters) fence outside the Broadview facility after the Village of Broadview said it illegally blocks a public street."
"To the south, in Tennessee, at least nine armed guard members began their patrol at the Bass Pro Shops located at the Pyramid, a Memphis landmark, about a mile (1.6km) from historic Beale Street and FedExForum, where the NBA's Grizzlies play. They also were at a nearby tourist welcome center along the Mississippi River. Wearing guard fatigues and protective vests labeled military police, the troops were escorted by a local police officer."
Democratic senators Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth went to the suburban Broadview ICE facility to request a tour and to deliver supplies to protesters and were denied entry. A federal judge ordered ICE to remove an 8ft-tall fence outside the facility after the Village of Broadview said it illegally blocked a public street. The senators said they have congressional oversight authority and called for answers about conditions inside the facility, criticizing the refusal to provide information. In Memphis, at least nine National Guard members began patrols near the Bass Pro Shops Pyramid and a nearby tourist welcome center, escorted by local police.
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