CONGRESSMAN MAXWELL FROST AND MEMBERS OF HOUSE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE ANNOUNCE INVESTIGATIONS AND LEGISLATION TO ADDRESS ICE ABUSE OF HOLDS IN LOCAL JAILS

Washington, May 11 -- Congressman Maxwell Alejandro Frost issued the following press release:

Today, May 11, Congressman Maxwell Alejandro Frost, Ranking Member Robert Garcia, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and members of the House Oversight Committee, alongside local leaders and immigration advocates, hosted a press conference in Orlando to announce the launch of new investigations and introduced the No Illegal Captivity and Extensions (NICE) Act, aimed at ending U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement's (ICE) practice of holding detained immigrants indefinitely without charges.

During the press conference, members outlined concerns about due process, civil rights, and the growing role of local jails in federal immigratio...