Bennie Thompson: “I hope we can have a frank discussion about these cuts and what they mean operationally for the Coast Guard and CBP.”

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.

The department was using flat out wrong anti-union talking points.

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

The department was using 'flat out wrong anti-union talking points.'