Frank Pallone: “I wanted to publicly thank you for coming up to my district right before that last major snowstorm.”

As Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, you have the authority and responsibility to address the serious deficiencies at Delaney Hall.

My visits to Delaney Hall have uncovered serious concerns about how people are being treated and whether basic human standards are being met. Republicans should not be giving President Trump’s ICE your tax dollars.

If they cannot be operated in compliance with federal law and the Constitution, GEO Group, CoreCivic, and any other private contractors should not continue to profit from taxpayer dollars, and the detention centers must be closed.

Trump is treating federal disaster aid like his personal political slush fund, and Republicans in Congress are too afraid to lift a finger to stop him.