A group of 36 lawmakers says the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has created ādisappearancesā on US soil, due to the āincreasingly unreliableā online system used to track people detained by immigration authorities, according to a letter shared with the Guardian.
The lawmakers, led by Senator Elizabeth Warren, are urging that the DHS inspector generalās office open an investigation into the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) āonline detainee locator systemā (ODLS), which has been used for years by family members, attorneys and journalists to track people in the federal immigration detention system.
āSince January 2025, that system has grown increasingly unreliable,ā the lawmakers, including Senator Ben Ray LujĆ”n and House representatives Veronica Escobar and Lauren Underwood, say in the letter. āWithout a functional locator system, DHS is effectively creating ādisappearancesā on US soil, and we urge the DHS office of inspector general (OIG) to investigate this matter.ā
And you expect them to do ā¦what? Idiot voters gave both houses of Congress, the White House, and effectively the military and supreme court to the GOP. Are the Democrats supposed to mob and attack DC with overwhelming power? Why donāt YOU?
Maybe donāt keep funding ice? Maybe donāt approve literally every single cabinet pick? Maybe campaign on policy that voters like instead of billionaires?
I dunno. I thought our party leaders might try to organize some sort of resistance besides just rubber stamping everything they do. Maybe start organizing or something useful?
I think for now, both you and I will continue to complain about it online to distract everyone.
Why do you act like nearly half of the most powerful people in our government have nothing they could do? There are tons of options, they just donāt use them.
It would be nice if theyād stop cooperating with Republicans every step of the way, for one.