Dozens of Democratic lawmakers announced they are investigating the Trump administration’s practice of disappearing immigrants to countries where they are not citizens, have no connections, and are at risk of being tortured.
“We are concerned that the Trump Administration is offshoring the immigration detention system in an apparent attempt to evade the due process requirements of the U.S. Constitution,” the legislators wrote in a letter signed by more than 60 lawmakers to the Department of Homeland Security, Department of Defense, and State Department.
Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Massachusetts) and Chris Van Hollen (D-Maryland), along with Representatives Jamie Raskin (D-Maryland), Bennie Thompson (D-Mississippi), Troy Carter (D-Louisiana), and Delia C. Ramirez (D-Illinois) are leadi