PORTLAND, Ore. — A group of Democratic legislators — Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, and Reps. Suzanne Bonamici and Maxine Dexter — sent letters demanding answers from immigration officials following a visit to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Portland.

The group visited the ICE facility on South Macadam Avenue on Sept. 25 but said ICE officials failed to adequately respond to questions about detention procedures, detainees’ access to legal counsel, and tactics used by the Federal Protective Service.

“We received conflicting information from ICE staff, and we remain extremely concerned about civil and human rights violations occurring at the facility,” the lawmakers wrote in a letter to ICE’s regional office in Seattle.

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