Democrats Want Probe of Trump Officials and Immigration Deals
Warren, Raskin cite ‘serious concerns about conflicts of interest within DHS and DOD’ that they say could erode public confidence.
A group of Democrats led by Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren and Maryland Representative Jamie Raskin is seeking an investigation into alleged connections between high-ranking Trump administration officials and companies vying for billions of dollars in immigration contracts.
In a letter sent Monday to the inspectors general for the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Defense, Warren, Raskin and seven other Democratic members of Congress express concern that immigration contractors are “potentially receiving lucrative, no-bid contracts” because of their proximity to Trump administration officials. The letter asks for an inquiry into personal, professional and financial ties between those officials and contractors.