""I was just denied access to the ICE processing center at the Whipple Building," Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), who represents the state's 5th District. "Members of Congress have a legal right and constitutional responsibility to conduct oversight where people are being detained. The public deserves to know what is taking place in ICE facilities. Omar shared a video of herself, along with Reps. Angie Craig and Kelly Morrison, outside the facility as large numbers of masked federal agents in protective gear blocked the driveway entrance."
""While Omar said they were initially allowed to enter the building, they were shortly after told they "had to wait until higher-ups were able to come speak with us." It seemed to Omar, she said, that the order to halt their visit "maybe came from Washington to deny us the proper access that we needed to complete those oversight duties that we are obligated as members of Congress.""
Three Minnesota representatives — Ilhan Omar, Angie Craig and Kelly Morrison — were blocked from full access to the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building ICE processing center in Minneapolis while attempting oversight. Large numbers of masked federal agents in protective gear blocked the driveway entrance. Omar said members of Congress have a legal right and constitutional responsibility to inspect facilities where people are detained and that the public deserves to know activities inside ICE facilities. Omar reported they were initially allowed in but then told to wait for higher-ups and suggested the halt order may have come from Washington.
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