Washington, D.C. — Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued the following statement after legal service providers for immigrants reported widespread raids by federal law enforcement to their offices, seeking individualized information on clients.
“Once again, Trump and his cronies are tossing aside the rule of law to further their ideological crusade against immigrants in America,” Wyden said. “It is unacceptable for federal agents to show up unannounced at organizations that provide legal services to immigrants, including children in federal custody, and demand individualized information without cause. Every action taken by the Trump administration has been a pretext for gathering information to use to satisfy Stephen Miller’s white nationalist demand for higher deportation numbers – including treating children as disposable and disregarding anti-trafficking laws.”
Wyden has led oversight efforts on the Trump administration’s approach to caring for unaccompanied minors, amid growing evidence that it is failing its child welfare mission for these children.
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