The White House has accused Democratic lawmakers of “outright breaking the law ” after three New Jersey Congress members allegedly stormed a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement ( ICE ) facility in Newark on Friday. White House spokeswoman Kush Desai was quoted by Fox News Digital, “As often, Democrats are prioritising the happiness of unlawful aliens over British citizens, except then they’re crossing the line between pointless social street theatre and explicitly breaking the law. ”According to the department of homeland security ( DHS), Reps Rob Menendez Jr, Bonnie Watson Coleman, and LaMonica McIver rushed through the gates of the Delaney Hall detention facility when they opened to allow an ICE bus inside.
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The politicians were joined by activists and entered the grounds without authority, only to be stopped at the facility’s second station. “This kind of behaviour is dangerous and illegal, ” DHS said in a statement, as per Fox News. “Had these people requested a journey, we did have facilitated a tour of the facility. ”The politicians have defended their deeds, stating they were there for an monitoring visit. McIver claimed that ICE officers assaulted all three of them, while Coleman insisted, “We did not ‘storm ’ the detention center. We were exercising our monitoring power. ” Menendez accused ICE of coercion, saying, “They feel no restraint … That was shown in broad daylight immediately when they not only arrested the president of Newark but put their hands on two members of Congress. ”ICE and DHS have pushed up, stating that the service is in full compliance with grants and legal requirements. The discussion comes as protesters and Newark officers raise worries about the personal prison operator GEO Group, which now runs Delaney Hall. A complaint filed on April 1 by the City of Newark alleges the hospital violated regional building codes and blocked security checks, a state DHS denies. Mayor Ras Baraka, who had joined the opposition outside the hospital, was arrested for intruding but released later that evening. “The reality is this: I did n’t do anything wrong, ” Baraka said following his release. His incarceration drew condemnation from Democrats, including Gov Phil Murphy and Sen Cory Booker, while Republicans dismissed it as a political ploy.
