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The Department of Homeland Security again denied two members of Congress access to the Whipple Federal Building.
U.S. Reps. Angie Craig, Betty McCollum and Kelly Morrison went to Whipple Friday to observe conditions inside the facility where federal agents have been detaining immigrants and citizens.
(ABC 6 News) — On Tuesday, Rep. Angie Craig joined Rep. Raul Ruiz of California in introducing legislation to establish care standards for people in Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody.
The bill is called The Humanitarian Standards for Individuals in ICE and CBP Custody Act. It would require ICE and CBP to conduct timely, in-person medical screenings and ensure basic humanitarian standards for those in custody.
The bill comes amid high tensions in Minnesota due to increased presence of federal agents in the state.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Representative Angie Craig joined Rep. Raul Ruiz (CA-25) in introducing legislation to establish standards of care for individuals held in Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody. The Humanitarian Standards for Individuals in ICE and CBP Custody Act would require ICE and CBP to conduct timely, in-person medical screenings and ensure basic humanitarian standards for individuals in ICE and CBP custody.
My grandfather was a farm foreman and did not mince words. When people didn’t hold up their end of the bargain, he had to call it like he saw it – because his family’s livelihood and the farm depended on people doing the jobs they signed up to do. House Republicans’ failure to include farm and family relief and year-round E15 in the government funding bills that just passed through the House of Representatives is proof that they have no desire to do the job they were sent to Washington to do.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Representative Angie Craig pressed the Trump Administration about recent reports that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) plans to open a detention center in Shakopee, MN.
In a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem, Rep. Craig opposed the proposed detention center and demanded answers from DHS officials about the impetus and plans for establishing a new ICE facility in Minnesota.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Representative Angie Craig released the following statement on her vote against today’s appropriations package, which includes funding for the Department of Homeland Security.
“President Trump has made it his mission to incite chaos and fear in Minnesota.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Representative Angie Craig introduced new legislation that would prevent the President and Vice President from benefitting financially from their positions and take head on President Trump’s clear conflicts of interest.
Minnesota Representative Angie Craig, a Democrat, told Newsweek in an interview why she believes Congress should impeach Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem.
Why It Matters
Amid the scandal over social program fraud in Minnesota, Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minn., ranking member on the House Agriculture Committee and a candidate for the Democratic nomination for the Senate seat of retiring Sen. Tina Smith, D-Minn., reintroduced a bill focusing on fraud in federal programs.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Representative Angie Craig reintroduced her legislation to crack down on fraud in federal programs.