On Wednesday night, Democratic Congresswoman Adelita Grijalva took to the House floor to condemn a recent Border Patrol raid in southern Arizona.
Grijalva said humanitarian volunteers with the nonprofit group No More Deaths reported that warrantless Border Patrol agents forced their way into their desert aid station and arrested three migrants who were resting inside a trailer.
Grijalva said the camp had been raided before, but those agents carried warrants.
“What happened on Nov. 23 was different. It was lawless, intentional, and part of a broader pattern of unchecked enforcement that treats border communities as if the Constitution does not apply," Grijalva said.
The camp provides water and first aid to migrants crossing the border. Grijalva also accused the Trump administration of targeting long-time residents, visa holders, U.S. citizens and veterans as part of its crackdown on illegal immigration.
“Let me say this clearly! The Fourth Amendment does not disappear in southern Arizona. Due process does not disappear because someone is a migrant. And humanitarian aid is not a crime," Grijalva said.
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