Democratic Massachusetts Congressman Seth Moulton, who’s working for the Senate, can be conducting an official oversight go to to the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Burlington on December 1st.
Congressman Moulton’s workplace says the go to pertains to what it calls “ongoing concerns about transparency and detainee treatment.” Earlier this month, a big protest shaped outdoors the ICE facility denouncing alleged inhumane remedy of detainees and the “unlawful and unconstitutional abductions” of immigrants throughout the state.
Moulton can also be extending an invite to Massachusetts Senators Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey to hitch him on the go to, providing what he says is a chance “to demand answers from ICE together.”
“When it comes to ICE, elected officials should work together to demand transparency and accountability from the Trump Administration, and to ensure that the law is being followed and detainees are being treated humanely. I’m inviting Senators Warren and Markey to join me on December 1 so that we can stand united in getting the facts, supporting our communities, and ensuring that this facility is operating responsibly, humanely, and within the law.” mentioned Congressman Moulton.
“We have seen the excessive use of force and inhumane treatment by ICE personnel in Massachusetts and around the country, and want to ensure that it does not happen moving forward,” he mentioned.
Demonstrators, just like the group League of Girls Voters of Westford, additionally claimed detainees held on the facility have been saved in rooms with out primary requirements. In a publish promoting the November nineteenth protest on their official web site, the League featured a prolonged listing of examples of alleged inhumane remedy they’re accusing the ICE facility of.
“At this central facility for the New England region, ICE agents are deployed in unmarked vehicles to abduct immigrants across Rhode Island, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine, and Vermont. When an immigrant in Massachusetts is arrested, they are often taken to this facility for processing, where they are denied due process,” mentioned the League of Girls Voters of Westford.
“Immigrants are now being detained for days in cells with no beds, no windows, no clocks, no soap, no showers, and hardly any food or water. Each cell is filled with dozens of immigrants, and there is a toilet sitting out in the open. The immigrants are not allowed outdoor time. In addition to those being imprisoned, throughout the day immigrants arrive at this office for mandatory appointments. The building has tinted windows, no signage, and is situated in a large office park,” they mentioned.
In accordance with its web site, the League plans to show outdoors the power each Wednesday.
It’s unclear if Senators Warren and Markey have accepted Moulton’s invitation to the tour.
The Herald has reached out to the Division of Homeland Safety (DHS) and ICE for touch upon the allegations made by demonstrators and Congressman Moulton.
