Days after Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) abruptly cancelled a meeting with the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, several Hispanic Members of Congress were kicked out of a bipartisan meeting with the acting director of ICE by Speaker Ryan Paul’s staff on the instruction of the White House.
“It’s wildly insulting that Speaker Ryan kicked several of his Hispanic colleagues out of a critical meeting that greatly concerns their community, especially after witnessing the fear that President Trump’s deportation force has brought to Latino and immigrant communities. What’s even more shocking is that the Speaker delivered this insult to his colleagues apparently at President Trump’s command,” said DCCC Hispanic Media Director Javier Gamboa.
CHAOS in the Capitol as @SpeakerRyan‘s staff kicks several @HispanicCaucus members out of meeting that they asked for with @ICEgov director.
— Jamie Lovegrove (@jslovegrove) February 16, 2017
.@CHC members excluded from meeting with @ICEgov Acting Director Holman.
— Rafael Bernal (@Rafael_Bernal_) February 16, 2017
.@HispanicCaucus members were denied entry to meeting with @ICEgov that we requested. pic.twitter.com/IWyeqzLLnw
— Hispanic Caucus (@HispanicCaucus) February 16, 2017