Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., visited the ICE North Lake Processing Facility in Baldwin, Michigan, which holds individuals convicted of serious crimes such as sexual exploitation of a minor, attempted murder, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, and drug trafficking.
During her visit, Rep. Tlaib stated that she would "push back against ICE and get them off our streets and keep our families together." This comment was met with criticism from Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin. McLaughlin said, “When radical members of Congress like Rashida Tlaib visit ICE facilities, they never talk about the monsters that are detained. Instead of focusing on the victims of these criminal illegal aliens, they use these visits as a poor excuse to demonize our brave ICE law enforcement and peddle FALSE allegations about illegal alien detention centers. This type of rhetoric is contributing to the more than 1,150% increase in assaults against them. When will Rashida Tlaib talk about the American families who have lost a loved one because of illegal alien crime? Too many Americans this holiday season are mourning a loved one whose life was taken at the hands of an illegal alien.”
The facility houses several detainees who have been convicted for violent or serious offenses and have final orders of removal from immigration judges.
