Gabe Evans Breaks Promise To Hold ICE Accountable at Congressional Hearing

Evans’ latest broken promise comes as new polling shows that 6 in 10 U.S. adults – including 7 in 10 Independents – say the Administration has “gone too far.”

Evans instead “lobb[ed] softballs” at agency officials while “blam[ing] Democrats for President Trump’s aggressive immigration enforcement.” ICE agents in Colorado have been called out for placing so-called “death cards” on the cars of undocumented immigrants.

REMINDER: Evans has been under scrutiny for lying about his own family’s immigration story, with several outlets reporting that Evans’ grandfather would likely have been deported under Evans’ own policies.

One of the most vulnerable Republicans on the map, Evans is facing heat back home in a district that’s roughly 40% Latino.

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Colorado Times Recorder: Evans Doesn’t Deliver on Promise to Grill ICE at House Hearing

• Denver’s CBS affiliate reported that Evans “says he plans to grill ICE on how its agents have been conducting some raids,” and quoted the congressman as saying, “I do have a lot of heartburn over ICE saying that they don’t need a judicial warrant to go into somebody’s private home.” 
• When it was Evans’ turn to ask ICE questions at the hearing, he did not, in fact, grill ICE.
• With 23 seconds left, he said he had “many questions about the memo saying you don’t need a warrant to go into the house.” He asked ICE Director Lyons if he would agree to talk about it later.
• Evans, who’s widely considered to be one of the most vulnerable House Republicans in November’s midterm election, ran for Congress supporting Trump’s mass deportation plan.
• The Colorado Times Recorder asked Evans through email if he still supports, as he said last month, 100% of ICE arrests, whether he wants agents to no longer wear masks in the field, and whether he trusts the Trump administration to run the country’s immigration enforcement. His team did not respond to these requests.

• Republican Congressman Gabe Evans used his time to lob softballs and blame Democrats for President Trump’s aggressive immigration enforcement.
• The families of both Renee Good and Alex Pretti live here in Colorado.
• [Evans’] district has the highest Latino population of any in Colorado, almost 40%. 
• Evans has been a staunch supporter of President Trump’s deportations.
• Today, Evans played down concerns about ISIS tactics in cities like Chicago and Minneapolis, and Evans blamed sanctuary city policies.
• Congressman Evans did briefly mention that he has questions about ICE telling its agents they can bust into a house without a warrant, but Evans said the ICE Director could talk to him about that in private.

• Before the hearing, Evans said he planned to ‘grill ICE on how its agents have been conducting some raids’ and expressed concerns about ICE not needing judicial warrants to enter private homes. 
• However, when it was his turn to question ICE officials, Evans only briefly mentioned the warrant issue and did not aggressively question them. Instead, he asked about ICE’s priorities and the impact of ‘sanctuary city’ policies, aligning more with the agency’s perspective.