Rep. Lucy McBath of Georgia and HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. got into a heated exchange during a House hearing on Friday. "Those are crocodile tears, congresswoman!" Kennedy told McBath when...
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WABE: DHS tells Rep. Lucy McBath conditions for disabled man in immigration detention meet standards
By Emily Wu Pearson (WABE) On Monday, Democratic Rep. Lucy McBath visited Rodney Taylor, a 47-year-old Loganville man who uses two prosthetic legs, at Stewart Detention Center in Lumpkin, Georgia....
WABE: After no DHS response, Georgia lawmakers advocate for double amputee’s release from immigration detention
By Emily Wu Pearson (WABE) Photo: Mildred Taylor, whose husband has been in detained at Stewart Detention Center for over a year, stands in line in front of the ICE field office in Atlanta, Ga...
USA Today: Kristi Noem grilled about disabled GA man in ICE custody before ousting
By Irene Wright (USA Today) Kristi Noem is out as Secretary of Homeland Security after congressional hearings ranged from confrontational to heated as funding for the department remains in gridlock....
Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Kristi Noem confronted over ‘inhumane’ treatment of Georgia ICE detainee
U.S. Rep. Lucy McBath raised the issue of Rodney Taylor’s declining health inside the Stewart Detention Center. Taylor, a double amputee, has spent over a year in detention. By Lautaro Grinspan...
Atlanta Journal-Constitution: McBath presses Noem on treatment of Georgia amputee in ICE detention
Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionDuring a House Judiciary Committee hearing on homeland security oversight, Rep. Lucy McBath, D-Ga., questioned Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem over the reported...
Capitol Beat: Legless Georgia detainee featured in congressional hearing that preceded Noem’s ouster
by Ty Tagami(Capitol Beat) ATLANTA — Before she was ousted by President Donald Trump, then-Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem got grilled by a Georgia congresswoman about the way her agency had...
Federal News Network: House Democrats pressure Bureau of Prisons leadership on staffing ‘crisis’
In a letter to the BOP director, House Democrats warned staffing shortages have reached a “crisis point,” leading to operational issues and unsafe conditions. (Federal News Network) House Democrats...
Atlanta Journal-Constitution: See the valentines metro Atlanta students wrote to veterans
By Cassidy AlexanderPhoto: U.S. Rep. Lucy McBath hugs students at Green Acres Elementary in Cobb County after writing cards as part of her seventh annual "Valentines for Veterans" event.Atlanta...