WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth issued the following press release:
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today called out the Trump Administration's inhumane conditions in United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facilities, where detainees have been subjected to overcrowding, inadequate medical care and abusive treatment. During her questioning at U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin's (D-IL) spotlight forum, Duckworth underscored the lack of timely data regarding ICE detainees in the Chicago area, the countless disability rights violations and the lasting trauma inflicted on young people like Ricardo, a Chicago Public Schools student, who missed his senior prom after spending tw...