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Congress Members Blocked by ICE During Oversight Visit

8/8/2025

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On August 6, 2025, Congress members Adriano Espaillat, Nydia Velazquez, and Dan Goldman faced a shocking blockade by ICE agents during their oversight visit to the Sunset Park Detention Center. Espaillat condemned this aggressive maneuver as an infringement on legislative power, pointing to ICE's troubling pattern of confrontation, which recently ensnared Newark's mayor and Representative Monica McIver.

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On August 6, 2025, Congress members Adriano Espaillat, Nydia Velazquez, and Dan Goldman faced a shocking blockade by ICE agents during their oversight visit to the Sunset Park Detention Center. Espaillat condemned this aggressive maneuver as an infringement on legislative power, pointing to ICE's troubling pattern of confrontation, which recently ensnared Newark's mayor and Representative Monica McIver.