He told FOX31’s Matt Mauro that he approached the visit like he has other visits in the past: Walking up to the security checkpoint at the main entry and presenting his congressional ID card while also identifying himself as a member of Congress. He said usually, a supervisor will come out to the checkpoint and show the person there the federal laws allowing Congress members to visit.
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DENVER (KDVR) — U.S. Rep. Jason Crow says that for the first time since President Donald Trump’s first term, he was denied access to the detention center in Aurora contracted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and said that assertions by the current administration that members of Congress need presidential authority to enter such facilities are “wrong.”
