{"id":23160,"date":"2025-10-09T16:48:24","date_gmt":"2025-10-09T20:48:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/?p=23160"},"modified":"2025-12-16T16:02:49","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T21:02:49","slug":"bonamici-wyden-merkley-dexter-demand-answers-about-portland-ice-facility","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/bonamici-wyden-merkley-dexter-demand-answers-about-portland-ice-facility\/","title":{"rendered":"Bonamici, Wyden, Merkley, Dexter Demand Answers about Portland ICE Facility"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>WASHINGTON DC [10\/9\/25] \u2013 Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01) led Oregon Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley and Maxine Dexter (OR-03) demanding that the Trump administration provide answers about the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Portland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The requests follow the lawmakers\u2019 visit to the ICE facility on S. Macadam Avenue on September 25, when ICE officials failed to thoroughly respond to lawmakers\u2019 questions, including questions about detainments and processing, tactics used by the Federal Protective Service, and access to counsel in immigration hearings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cWe received conflicting information from ICE staff, and we remain extremely concerned about civil and human rights violations occurring at the facility,\u201d <strong>the lawmakers wrote to the ICE regional office in Seattle. <\/strong>\u201cWe are deeply concerned by the lack of oversight and accountability of ICE agents, including those operating out of the Macadam facility.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>The full text of the letter to ICE on detainments and processes at the facility can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/bonamici.house.gov\/sites\/evo-subsites\/bonamici.house.gov\/files\/evo-media-document\/final-or-delegation-letter-macadam-follow-up-to-ice.pdf\">here<\/a> and below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The full text of the letter to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on tactics used by Federal Protective Service at the facility can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/bonamici.house.gov\/sites\/evo-subsites\/bonamici.house.gov\/files\/evo-media-document\/final-or-delegation-letter-macadam-follow-up-to-fps.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a> and below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The full text of the letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi on access to counsel and immigration hearings can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/bonamici.house.gov\/sites\/evo-subsites\/bonamici.house.gov\/files\/evo-media-document\/final-or-delegation-letter-macadam-follow-up-to-doj.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a> and below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">###<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WASHINGTON DC [10\/9\/25] \u2013 Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01) led Oregon Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley and Maxine Dexter (OR-03) demanding that the Trump administration provide answers about the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Portland. 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