NEWS ROUND UP: Speaker Ryan’s Office Kicks Hispanic Members of Congress Out of a Meeting with ICE Officials

By: Javier Gamboa

“Just as President Trump is setting a mass deportation force to kick law-abiding hardworking immigrants out of the country, Speaker Paul Ryan is kicking his Hispanic colleagues out of important ICE meetings. Their shared antipathy towards the Latino community is jarring,” said Javier Gamboa of the DCCC.

At President Trump’s command, several members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus were forced out of a meeting with Immigration and Customs (ICE) Enforcement. Here’s what they’re saying:

Dallas Morning News: Hispanic Democrats barred from meeting with ICE director amid increased raids

Roll Call: Hispanic Caucus Members Turned Away From ICE Meeting

Huffington Post: Latino Democrats Excluded From A Meeting With ICE That They Requested

The Hill Latino: Several Hispanic Dems denied entry to meeting with ICE

CNN: Hispanic Caucus members rejected from meeting with ICE

POLITICO: House Democrats say they were kicked out of meeting with ICE official

NBC News Latino: Lawmakers, After Meeting With ICE, Say All Undocumented Immigrants at Risk of Deportation

Fusion: Congressional Hispanic Caucus members were blocked from meeting with ICE—and they’re furious

East County Magazine: Trump Orders Speaker Ryan to Kick Hispanic Congressional Members Out of Meeting with ICE Officials