You almost wish Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem would make congressional Democrats write it 100 times on the Capitol Hill blackboard: “Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facilities are not for photo opportunities.”
However, she has issued guidance that works just as well: On Wednesday, the DHS released new restrictions that bar lawmakers from turning ICE facility visits into spectacles, including advance notice of the visit and limits on the detainees they can meet with individually.
The new regulations, Just the News reported, came after a clash at Delaney Hall in Newark, New Jersey last month, which led to Democratic Rep. LaMonica McIver of New Jersey being charged on three counts of forcibly impeding and interfering with federal officers.
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