CANTWELL JOINS WA DEMOCRATIC MEMBERS IN DEMANDING ANSWERS FROM ICE ON DETERIORATING CONDITIONS AND INADEQUATE FOOD, MEDICAL CARE, AND ACCESS TO LEGAL COUNSEL AT NWIPC

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell issued the following press release:

Today, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and senior member of the Finance Committee, joined Members of the Washington state Congressional delegation in a letter to Acting Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Todd Lyons, expressing grave concerns with conditions at the Northwest ICE Processing Center (NWIPC) in Tacoma, Washington, and demanding answers to a long list of questions regarding overcrowding and lack access to medical services, food, and legal counsel for individuals detained at the facility. The population at NWIPC has ballooned over the past year u...