Democratic elected officials in recent days have publicly pressed for greater access to federal immigration facilities.
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Illinois Democrats, immigration advocates denied entry into ICE processing center in visit Wednesday

Illinois Reps. Danny K. Davis, Jesús “Chuy” Garcia, Delia C. Ramirez and Jonathan Jackson were denied entry into the U.S. Immigration and Enforcement processing center in Broadview after being told they needed to make a request first with ICE.

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