- “We’ve been informed by ICE that they plan to release single adult detainees into Tennessee while they await court proceedings. This is irresponsible and a threat to the safety of Tennesseans,” Lee said in a statement. “It’s not compassionate to perpetuate a problem that leads to more exploitation and trafficking.”
- Lee said he would demand that the Biden administration reverse course.
- “This crisis is too big to ignore, and the only way to stop it is to secure the border,” he said. “Placing the burden on states is not a solution, and we should not bear the brunt of the federal government’s failures.”
