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DHS says Democrats are lying about overcrowding and broken toilets at the Mesa ICE facility

The U. S. Department of Homeland Security accused two Arizona Democrats of lying about what they saw during unannounced oversight visits of a Mesa facility and insisted that reports of overcrowding and overflowing toilets are false, in spite of the agency’s own data and information the congresspeop...

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CenterDHS says Democrats are lying about overcrowding and broken toilets at the Mesa ICE facility

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Right / center-rightSpencer Pratt Has A Theory About Democrats And Their Secret Love For ICE

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Arizona MirrorNews report · May 22, 9:02 PM

DHS says Democrats are lying about overcrowding and broken toilets at the Mesa ICE facility

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The U. S. Department of Homeland Security accused two Arizona Democrats of lying about what they saw during unannounced oversight visits of a Mesa facility and insisted that reports of over...

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The Daily WireNews report · May 23, 1:50 PM

Spencer Pratt Has A Theory About Democrats And Their Secret Love For ICE

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Los Angeles mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt says in a newly resurfaced video that he doesn’t want federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers in Los Angeles — which, at first...

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NPR PoliticsNews report · May 22, 8:30 PM

DHS says ICE has 'no relationship' with spyware maker Paragon Solutions

The Department of Homeland Security says ICE has no current contract or relationship with the company, but questions remain about ICE's use of commercial spyware.

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