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DHS: On March 18, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Director Todd M. Lyons sent Texas Rep. Veronica Escobar a letter detailing how one of her staff members repeatedly lied and misrepresented himself as an attorney to illegally gain access to ICE detention facilities on at least 11 occasions. Rep. Escobar’s staffer, Benito Torres, attested to being an attorney or an “accredited representative appearing before EOIR on immigration matters,” claiming to possess a signed Form G-28, Notice of Entry of Appearance as Attorney or Accredited Representative.   He also passed out a cellphone to multiple detainees, despite being made aware that personal phones are not permitted during detainee visits.   “The available evidence demonstrates your staffer, a senior caseworker named Benito Torres, misrepresented himself as counsel for detainees in ICE custody, violated clear detention standards and security protocols prohibiting the use of cellphones inside ICE facilities, improperly met with multiple detainees, and falsely claimed to ICE personnel such use had been approved by the agency,” Director Todd Lyons wrote. “As a result of bringing a cell phone into the Camp East Montana facility, contrary to facility visitation policy, Mr. Torres’ misrepresentation that he is a licensed attorney to gain access to detainees, his improper meetings with groups of detainees, and his assertions to ICE personnel about the origins of his visit, Mr. Torres is hereby prohibited from accessing any ICE facility.”   Torres falsely claimed he was a “lawyer” visiting “client[s]” in Camp East Montana’s visitor log on Jan. 30. The facility administrator discovered that Torres was passing a phone to multiple detainees and spoke to him; at that time, Torres admitted he was not an attorney and was visiting as a private citizen. The administrator reiterated the facility’s visitation policies to Torres, who falsely claimed his visit was coordinated through Escobar’s office and ICE’s Enforcement and Removal Operations headquarters.  After the fraudulent visit, officials reviewed past visitor logs and discovered Torres had repeatedly represented himself as a legal professional or said he was visiting for legal reasons. ICE records show that Torres has misrepresented himself at least 11 times

The N.H. attorney general's office is asking the First Circuit to hit pause on a district court order (after the district court judge declined to do so) in a lawsuit over the state's vehicle inspections program. 🧵

A federal judge just denied New Hampshire's motion to stay a court order that would force the state into a contract the Executive Council rejected. The Council has existed since 1679. For 350 years, no state contract moves forward without our consent. That doesn't change because a federal judge says so.

Yeah what kind of sick, twisted people would do that?

Gay slurs and N-word. What a lady!

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