The failure extends well beyond ICE.
Speaker Nancy Pelosi has called for an investigation by Inspectors General within the Department of Homeland Security. We obviously support that, but her response is entirely inadequate.
Congress has independent jurisdiction. There are committees tasked with overseeing these agencies that have apparently fallen asleep at their post. It took a whistleblower speaking to the press to expose lies that previously satisfied these oversight committees.
Pelosi never saw fit to initiate congressional inquiries into abuses at the border, nor has she embraced the long overdue step of defunding these agencies to force the transfer of their authorities.
She is preventing Congress from doing its constitutionally-mandated job. Can you stand with us to level the playing field and replace this key impediment to change?
As your voice in Washington, I will remain committed to closing ICE, CBP, and dismantling DHS. Only once we dismantle these agencies and transfer their responsibilities elsewhere can we have any hope of restoring international confidence in our commitment to human rights.
Many thanks for your support!
Shahid
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