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Democrat says ICE restricted her oversight visit to country’s largest detention camp

ICE enforcement [ice_general]. <p>Veronica Escobar tells Guardian she was prevented from speaking to detainees at much-criticized Texas facility</p><p>Federal immigration officials in Texas prevented US representative Veronica Escobar from fully conducting her congressional oversight duties at a controversial Immigration and Customs Enforcement (<a

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    The Guardian

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    https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/22/texas-democrat-visit-ice-detention-camp-east-montana
    <p>Veronica Escobar tells Guardian she was prevented from speaking to detainees at much-criticized Texas facility</p><p>Federal immigration officials in Texas prevented US representative Veronica Escobar from fully conducting her congressional oversight duties at a controversial Immigration and Customs Enforcement (<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ice-us-immigration-and-customs-enforcement">ICE</a>) detention center, the lawmaker said in an interview with the Guardian.</p><p>Escobar,