{"id":2660103,"date":"2026-09-13T12:36:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-13T16:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/3-house-dems-visit-ice-detention-center-to-meet-with-the-people-they-care-about-most-illegal-aliens\/"},"modified":"2026-09-13T12:40:37","modified_gmt":"2026-09-13T16:40:37","slug":"3-house-dems-visit-ice-detention-center-to-meet-with-the-people-they-care-about-most-illegal-aliens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/3-house-dems-visit-ice-detention-center-to-meet-with-the-people-they-care-about-most-illegal-aliens\/","title":{"rendered":"3 House Dems Visit ICE Detention Center to Meet with the People They Care About Most &#8211; Illegal Aliens"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">38<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2F3-house-dems-visit-ice-detention-center-to-meet-with-the-people-they-care-about-most-illegal-aliens%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2660103&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Three Democratic representatives-Rep. Analilia Mejia, Rep. Rob Menendez, and Rep. Gwen Moore-visited detention facilities holding individuals with criminal backgrounds and deportation orders. Rep. Moore filmed a video expressing that detainees, who are mostly asylum seekers and non-criminals, are being treated humanely but questioning why they are detained. She highlighted that many are law-abiding, with some having no criminal records, and criticized the profit-driven nature of ICE, suggesting that financial motives influence detention policies. ICE officials confirmed that some detainees have violated U.S. laws, including overstaying visas and other crimes, some under specific detention laws like the Laken Riley Act. Critics argue that labeling these individuals as \u201cconstituents\u201d is misleading,as they are not the law-abiding citizens typically associated with the term. The article contends that prioritizing the interests of illegal aliens over American citizens reflects a neglect of national priorities and lawfulness.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Three Democratic representatives visited a group of illegal aliens with criminal backgrounds and deportation orders on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Analilia Mejia (N.J.-11) and Rep. Rob Menendez (N.J.-08) visited the Delaney Hall ICE detention facility in New Jersey while Rep. Gwen Moore (W.I.-04) visited the Leavenworth Detention Center in Leavenworth, Kansas.<\/p>\n<p>Following her tour of Leavenworth, Moore filmed a video outside the detention facility which was later posted to <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RepGwenMoore\/status\/2097791805270130816?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">X<\/a>. \u201cI\u2019m just leaving the Midwest regional reception center owned by ICE,\u201d Moore said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe good news is that the people we visited said that they\u2019re being treated like human beings. The really bad news is we can\u2019t figure out why they\u2019re here. They\u2019re not criminals. They\u2019re not dangerous.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I just left the ICE detention facility in Leavenworth, Kansas to check on my constituents who are being detained.<\/p>\n<p>While my constituents said they were being treated well, I can\u2019t figure out why they\u2019re here.<\/p>\n<p>They\u2019re asylum seekers and moms with no criminal records, they\u2019re far from the \u201cworst of the worst.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But the company makes $307,000 off each bed.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s clear profit is driving ICE, not any public safety concerns.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rep. Gwen Moore (@RepGwenMoore) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RepGwenMoore\/status\/2097791805270130816?\">September 9, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Not criminals, says Moore? Every single person in these detention facilities has violated the laws and sovereignty of the United States of America.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement made sure that the public knew the truth. \u201cThe American people deserve to know how their leaders are using their time and resources,\u201d they said in a post on <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ICEgov\/status\/2097698134256202175\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Thank goodness we have a law enforcement agency that ensures we know where our tax money is going: congressional coffee dates with criminals.<\/p>\n<p>ICE continued to reveal key details about who our lawmakers specifically requested to meet with. They described multiple \u201cillegal aliens with orders of removal\u201d and \u201cillegal aliens deemed flight risks by immigration judges.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>One <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/its-coming-tom-homan-gives-chilling-answer-when-asked-if-a-9-11-or-worse-is-imminent\/\" title=\"&#039;It&#039;s Coming&#039;: Tom Homan Gives Chilling Answer When Asked if &#039;a 9\/11 or Worse&#039; Is Imminent\">illegal alien overstayed<\/a> her tourist visa and then <em>bit<\/em> an officer while in detention. Another was detained under the Laken Riley Act.<\/p>\n<p>This law, written in memory of the young girl murdered by a criminal illegal alien released back into society, requires imprisonment without bail for non-citizens arrested for theft, larceny, shoplifting, burglary, assaulting a law enforcement officer, or any crime that results in death or serious bodily injury.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Today, ICE will host multiple members of Congress \u2014 New Jersey reps @RepAnalilia (NJ-11) and @RepMenendez (NJ-8)\u00a0and Wisconsin rep @RepGwenMoore (WI-4) \u2014 at our Delaney Hall and Leavenworth detention facilities, respectively. These members have requested to meet with various detainees during the visits, including the following:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Multiple illegal aliens with orders of removal<br \/> \u2022 Multiple illegal aliens deemed flight risks by immigration judges<br \/> \u2022 1 illegal alien subject to mandatory detention under the Laken Riley Act<br \/> \u2022 1 illegal alien accused of violating the Alien Registration Act<br \/> \u2022 1 illegal alien who overstayed her tourist visa and has since bitten an officer while in detention<\/p>\n<p>The American people deserve to know how their leaders are using their time and resources. ICE continues to deliver that transparency.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (@ICEgov) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ICEgov\/status\/2097698134256202175?\">September 9, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em>These<\/em> are the people that Moore, Mejia, and Menendez so desperately wanted to visit: criminals. But they don\u2019t call them \u201ccriminals;\u201d rather, Moore described these people as \u201cconstituents.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[Congresswoman Moore\u2019s] constituents, yes constituents, are being detained all over the country and she will continue advocating for them, wherever they are,\u201d said a spokesperson for Moore in a statement to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/4720704\/wisconsin-democrat-gwen-moore-visits-constituents-kansas-ice-facility\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Washington Examiner<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thelawdictionary.org\/constituency\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Black\u2019s Law Dictionary<\/a> makes it clear that constituency is linked to voter eligibility. This excludes the imprisoned illegal aliens (well, it should\u2026).<\/p>\n<p>Moore\u2019s true constituents aren\u2019t in a Kansas detention facility; they\u2019re in Wisconsin\u2019s 4th Congressional District \u2014 580 miles away.<\/p>\n<p>Why can\u2019t Democratic politicians put American citizens first?<\/p>\n<p>They\u2019ll stand for illegal aliens, <a href=\"https:\/\/democrats-armedservices.house.gov\/ukraine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">foreign nations<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thefp.com\/p\/look-em-up-mamdani-praised-men-found\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">terrorist organizations<\/a>, but not the people who elected them to office.<\/p>\n<p>Prioritizing foreign nationals who violate our borders over the law-abiding citizens of America isn\u2019t compassionate \u2014 it\u2019s contemptible.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #171717; display: flex;font-size: 16px;font-weight: 600;line-height: 1.5;margin: 24px 0;padding: 18px 20px 18px 30px;text-align: left;\">\n<div style=\"align-self: stretch;border-left: 3px solid #171717;flex-shrink: 0;padding-left: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/\">Choose The Western Journal as your preferred source on Google and never miss reporting that defends truth, protects freedom, and advances Western civilization<\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"border: 1px solid #f5f5f5; padding: 16px;\">Advertise with The Western Journal and reach millions of highly engaged readers, while supporting our work. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/advertise-us\/?wj_source=article\">Advertise Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey == typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts = { \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs = [ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i = 0; i < inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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