House Democrats on Wednesday demanded Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin authorize an immediate independent investigation into two recent Immigration and Customs Enforcement-related deaths. 

Reps. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Sylvia Garcia (D-TX), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), and Bennie Thompson (D-MS) led nearly every member of the House Democratic Caucus in calling for an independent investigation into Lorenzo Salgado Araujo and Joan Sebastian Guerrero’s deaths “without interference.” They also demanded that ICE halt removal proceedings against the witnesses.