What ICE Doesn’t Want You to See

What ICE Doesn’t Want You to See

Author: Slate Podcasts February 2, 2026 Duration: 26:27

Congress is supposed to have a legal right to tour ICE detention centers and provide oversight on these facilities, where 32 people died in 2025. But this representative’s attempt to tour a facility in her New Jersey district led to her being charged with assaulting a federal officer and facing a 17-year prison sentence.  


Guest:  LaMonica McIver is the U.S. representative for New Jersey's 10th congressional district.


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