Three Democratic members of Congress from Minnesota,
including House representative
#Ilhan #Omar, were ❌ blocked from entering an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention center located near #Minneapolis on Saturday morning.
incident took place near the Whipple federal building in the Twin Cities
as clashes and demonstrations continued after the shooting death of 37-year-old #Renee #Good by an #ICE agent in south Minneapolis earlier in the week.
During a press briefing, Omar explained that they were initially allowed inside the facility
but were soon told to leave.
"Shortly after we were let in, two officials came in and said that they received the message that we were 💥no longer allowed to be in the building and that they were rescinding our invitation to come in and declining any further access to the building,” she said.
