Raúl Grijalva: “Americans support national monuments and the Antiquities Act.”

The mining industry, however, sits above all of that.

The passage of this legislation would also set a dangerous precedent for sacred sites.

I would urge Secretary Mayorkas and the Office of Inspector General at the Department of Homeland Security to have these agents investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigations.

The 1872 Mining Law is an outdated law that has failed to protect communities like mine.