Democratic House members go to Northern Kentucky jail to review treatment of ICE detainees
Kentucky’s lone Democratic congressman, U.S. Rep. Morgan McGarvey, joined two of his House colleagues to get a closer look at a Northern Kentucky jail holding federal immigration detainees Monday. Speaking to reporters… Read the full report at Kentucky Lantern
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