The fact that immigration proceedings are taking place in the basement of a federal building that is not easily accessible by the public raises serious questions about transparency, access to legal representation, and due process for people in government custody.
Senator Padilla raises concerns about immigration proceedings.
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That’s why these oversight visits are so important. We need to know what’s happening behind closed doors inside these detention facilities.
Such allegations raise grave concerns about the rule of law under your leadership, and the diversion of resources from ongoing criminal investigations.
Throughout your appearances before the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, you promised that cases would be based only on the facts and the law, free from political interference.
I thank the whistleblower, and any who may come forward in the future, for speaking truth to power.
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