Omar leads push urging Biden administration to sever ties with local officials on migrant detainment

Rep. Ilhan Omar is leading the push among several Democrats urging the Biden administration to bar Immigration and Customs Enforcement from contracting with local prisons for detainment purposes.

The Minnesota Democrat, who cited that almost half of the immigration detention facilities are held in prisons and jails, is aiming to ensure that migrants coming into the United States, in flee of turmoil in their own countries, are not treated like criminals upon entry at the border. Omar also alluded to the harsh conditions jails and prisons can have or subject on an inmate.