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House Democrats are demanding information from the Department of Defense about an incident in which Marines detained a civilian in Los Angeles last week.
Rep. Judy Chu, who represents Pasadena and surrounding and who led a congressional delegation that was denied entry to the Adelanto ICE Processing Center last week, is demanding accountability from federal immigration officials.
Chu, along with Rep. Gilbert Ray Cisneros Jr. and Rep. Derek T. Tran, sent a letter dated June 11 to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and Acting ICE Director Todd M. Lyons condemning the agencies for blocking their ‘legally authorized oversight visit’ to the San Bernardino County facility.
Congressman Gil Cisneros (D-CA) joined "Forbes Newsroom" to discuss the protests in Los Angeles over workplace ICE raids, as well as President Donald Trump deploying the National Guard and Marines against Governor Gavin Newsom's wishes in response.
Watch the full interview above.
The annual Congressional Baseball Game takes place on Wednesday, with the first pitch scheduled for 7:05 p.m. at Nationals Park in Washington.
Democratic members of Congress from California and New York say that they were blocked from entering federal detention facilities over the weekend while seeking to inspect conditions and check on individuals detained during immigration raids and related protests.
Three Southern California members of Congress were denied entry to an ICE Processing facility near Victorville on Sunday, June 8, saying the Trump Administration is breaking the law by keeping them from overseeing the detention of Angelenos after three days of raids in Los Angeles County.
Just months after Democrats lost the White House, failed to keep Republicans from controlling both houses of Congress and gave up three seats in the California Legislature during the 2024 general election, Democratic officials have been busy hitting the airwaves.
A coalition of California lawmakers and immigrant advocates were denied entry to the U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement facility in Adelanto, where many immigrants detained during recent raids in Los Angeles are being held.
U.S. Rep. Gilbert R. Cisneros Jr. (CA-31) traveled to the Adelanto ICE Processing Center with Rep. Judy Chu (CA-28) and Rep. Derek Tran (CA-45) and members of the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights (CHIRLA) and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) on Sunday morning, according to a media release from Rep. Cisnerosâ office.
s she applied for colleges in 2020, Annabelle Manzo, B.A. ’24, had every reason to feel optimistic. She had great grades, strong test scores and a track record of leadership inside and outside the classroom.
Instead, Manzo remembers that period as “a very uncertain and scary time, not knowing what the future held.”
Due to financial hardships, she was worried not only about getting into college—but also about being able to afford it.
WASHINGTON (SOA) â In Washington, D.C., there are new promises from the Pentagon, as old concerns continue to linger when it comes to sexual assault among our troops.