WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal issued text of the following press release:

Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Ranking Member of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (PSI), and U.S. Representative Robert Garcia (D-CA), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, held a bicameral public forum to receive testimony from five U.S. citizens who have experienced unconstitutional detentions by agents of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The forum will also feature a video compilation of footage (https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/lfts2.senate.gov/w/mpvGs5KZDkl23sy7CSbnCo759Lhm565dpwUJivoYyxExs__;!!BSgrhSFG!C4XXQFR5LNJFBst4HG6URDZOUYIbs1QvPG1KCLxfOhrbEgL29v1vWXgA1buqDFx9fVspU...