Rep. Lou Correa Warns ICE Detaining U.S. Citizens, Calls for Oversight

Concerns Over ICE Apprehensions

• 🎯 Lou Correa expresses concern that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is apprehending individuals who are not criminals, stating that 70% of undocumented apprehended individuals are not criminals but hardworking taxpayers.
• ⚠️ He highlights instances of ICE agents detaining people on suspicion of being undocumented, without proper identification or badges, and questions the authority of DHS to raid churches.

Detainment of U.S. Citizens

• 🚨 Correa shares alarming accounts of U.S. citizens being detained by ICE, including an attorney apprehended in Centennial Park and held for hours.
• ❓ He questions the implications for American citizens, asking if they will need to carry identification or passports at all times and if children will be told to carry IDs.

Call for Oversight and Accountability

• ⚖️ The Congressman emphasizes the committee's role in oversight, particularly as Homeland Security's budget has doubled.
• 🛡️ He raises concerns about qualified immunity shielding ICE agents who may violate constitutional rights, questioning the defense for failing to conduct proper oversight.
• 🔍 Correa proposes subpoenaing the acting director of ICE, Todd Lyons, to explain the agency's actions and technologies like facial recognition used without permission or warrants.

Committee Vote on Subpoena

• 🗳️ A motion to table the subpoena for Todd Lyons was put forth and debated.
• 📊 Following a roll call vote, the motion to table was agreed to with 12 'yeas' and 11 'nays'.