Bennie Thompson actually said...

"At a time when DHS is rightly warning about an elevated threat environment from terrorists and cartels, we should be focused on plugging security gaps rather than senselessly creating new ones."

"essentially turning them into 'jails,' which the Mississippi Democrat says would constitute a misuse of the facilities."

"If ICE has nothing to hide, DHS must make its facilities available."

"This unlawful policy is a smokescreen to deny Member visits to ICE offices across the country, which are holding migrants – and sometimes even U.S. citizens – for days at a time."