U.S. representative, D-Ill.
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ICE officers say they were quietly told to stand down or go easy on Nov. 3. A day later, after Democrats won Congress, the Homeland Security secretary promised deportations will go on. Democrats are preparing subpoenas, but their power over ICE's budget is limited.
House Democrats are on track for more than 250 seats, but their first post-election battle is internal: progressives and centrists are already pushing rival plans for what the majority should do.
Seven congressional Democrats sent a letter demanding answers about conditions at the El Valle detention center in Texas. Detainees on a hunger strike there say they are being retaliated against, and ICE denies it.
