11 Elected NYC Officials Arrested at ICE Facility

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

48% : A group of 11 elected officials in New York -- including NYC Comptroller Brad Lander and several state lawmakers -- were arrested inside a Manhattan ICE facility on Thursday, The Democratic officials were placed in plastic zip-tie cuffs after trying to inspect holding cells run by ICE at 26 Federal Plaza, the New York Times reports.
47% : "If there is nothing to hide, why wouldn't you let us observe?" On Wednesday, a federal judge issued a preliminary injunction ordering ICE to continue improving conditions at the facility to protect detainees from possible "unconstitutional and inhumane treatment."
41% : Homeland Security criticized Thursday's protests as political grandstanding, but the officials involved say they were simply trying to ensure the law is followed and detainees' rights respected.
39% : ICE turned them away, and after a tense hour-long standoff featuring sit-ins and chanting, Homeland Security officers arrested the group for blocking hallways.
39% : While members of Congress can legally inspect such facilities, local and state lawmakers do not have the same authority, and ICE has rebuffed even federal representatives.

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