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Nonilex
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@Nonilex@masto.ai  ·  activity timestamp 3 days ago

The #House #HomelandSecurity Committee is holding a hearing right now on #DHS #oversight, but #ICE acting director Todd Lyons refused to come.

Rep. #BennieThompson (D-MS), the top Democrat on the panel, in his opening remarks calls Lyons’ absence, "an absolute disgrace."

#law #Trump #immigration #Congress #Constitution #CivilRights #RightToProtest #UseOfForce #ExcessiveForce #PoliceBrutality #AbuseOfPower #ICE #CBP #Gestapo #Sturmabteilung #WhiteSupremacy #RESIST

It's an absolute disgrace that ICE isn't here today, in the wake of the shooting death of Renee Good at the hands of an ICE agent. As you know, I asked for ICE Acting Director Lyons to appear at today's hearing. I want to thank you for issuing that invitation, but Committee Democrats and are outraged that ICE refused to appear today. Ms. Good was a wife, mother of three young children, a devout Christian, and a U.S. citizen. We've all seen the shooting video with our own eyes. Ms. Good certainly did not deserve to be killed by her own government. She should be alive today. In the wake of Ms. Good's killing, ICE has an obligation to appear and answer Members' questions. Her tragic killing needs to be thoroughly investigated and everyone involved - from the ICE officer who pulled the trigger to the President and Secretary who sent him to Minneapolis - must be held accountable. DHS also needs to be held accountable for its out-of-control immigration operations creating chaos in communities like Los Angeles, Chicago, New Orleans, and Minneapolis, terrorizing people from all walks of life, and hurting U.S. citizens and immigrants alike. In order to ensure that ICE appears before the Committee, pursuant to clause 2(J)(1) of House Rule XI, I am providing you with a letter signed by every Democratic Member of the Committee requesting testimony from Acting Director Lyons.
It's an absolute disgrace that ICE isn't here today, in the wake of the shooting death of Renee Good at the hands of an ICE agent. As you know, I asked for ICE Acting Director Lyons to appear at today's hearing. I want to thank you for issuing that invitation, but Committee Democrats and are outraged that ICE refused to appear today. Ms. Good was a wife, mother of three young children, a devout Christian, and a U.S. citizen. We've all seen the shooting video with our own eyes. Ms. Good certainly did not deserve to be killed by her own government. She should be alive today. In the wake of Ms. Good's killing, ICE has an obligation to appear and answer Members' questions. Her tragic killing needs to be thoroughly investigated and everyone involved - from the ICE officer who pulled the trigger to the President and Secretary who sent him to Minneapolis - must be held accountable. DHS also needs to be held accountable for its out-of-control immigration operations creating chaos in communities like Los Angeles, Chicago, New Orleans, and Minneapolis, terrorizing people from all walks of life, and hurting U.S. citizens and immigrants alike. In order to ensure that ICE appears before the Committee, pursuant to clause 2(J)(1) of House Rule XI, I am providing you with a letter signed by every Democratic Member of the Committee requesting testimony from Acting Director Lyons.
It's an absolute disgrace that ICE isn't here today, in the wake of the shooting death of Renee Good at the hands of an ICE agent. As you know, I asked for ICE Acting Director Lyons to appear at today's hearing. I want to thank you for issuing that invitation, but Committee Democrats and are outraged that ICE refused to appear today. Ms. Good was a wife, mother of three young children, a devout Christian, and a U.S. citizen. We've all seen the shooting video with our own eyes. Ms. Good certainly did not deserve to be killed by her own government. She should be alive today. In the wake of Ms. Good's killing, ICE has an obligation to appear and answer Members' questions. Her tragic killing needs to be thoroughly investigated and everyone involved - from the ICE officer who pulled the trigger to the President and Secretary who sent him to Minneapolis - must be held accountable. DHS also needs to be held accountable for its out-of-control immigration operations creating chaos in communities like Los Angeles, Chicago, New Orleans, and Minneapolis, terrorizing people from all walks of life, and hurting U.S. citizens and immigrants alike. In order to ensure that ICE appears before the Committee, pursuant to clause 2(J)(1) of House Rule XI, I am providing you with a letter signed by every Democratic Member of the Committee requesting testimony from Acting Director Lyons.
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Roknrol
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@roknrol@beige.party replied  ·  activity timestamp 3 days ago

@Nonilex Man, it only took two weeks to get to the strongly worded letter.

They must really be "concerned".

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@GhostOnTheHalfShell@masto.ai replied  ·  activity timestamp 3 days ago

@Nonilex

Is it true however that those called to testify in congressional hearings that refuse to do so can be apprehended at least within congressional property..?

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@Yoshi@toot.community replied  ·  activity timestamp 3 days ago

@Nonilex What are they afraid of? Their own cowards control the committee.

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