DHS mocks Democrats for ‘running to court’ after demanding access to Baltimore ICE facility
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The DHS is hitting back after Democrats launched a lawsuit for being denied access to ICE facility, which they say interferes with their congressional oversight powers.
Peter Pinedo is a politics writer for Fox News Digital.
Maryland Democratic Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks, along with Reps. Glenn Ivey, Johnny Olszewski, Sarah Elfreth and Kweisi Mfume showed up in Baltimore at the Fallon Federal Building on Monday but were denied entry into an ICE detainment facility in the building.
After being denied access to the facility, the group held a press conference outside the building in which Mfume said, "We had to stand outside, bang on the door, and ultimately sit in front of the door."
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