Tancredo Calls Immigration Police On Participants Of Congressional Staff Meeting

Rep. Tom Tancredo (R-Colo.), who runs his Presidential campaign on a platform of a tough immigration policy, alerted federal officials Tuesday to an event that he said would be attended by “several illegal aliens.” Tancredo brought to the attention of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency (ICE) a staff briefing that was to be attended by Sens. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Chuck Hagel (R-Neb.) and Richard Lugar (R-Ind.). The briefing was meant to educate staff on the DREAM Act, a bill that would allow “certain long-term undocumented immigrant children to go to college or join the military if they meet stringent requirements,” according to Durbin’s office.A notice on the briefing, which said that students who would benefit from the DREAM Act would participate in the event, apparently caught Tancredo’s eye. “I call on the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency to detain any illegal aliens at this press conference,” he stated. “Just because these illegal aliens are being used for political gain doesn’t mean they get immunity from the law.” The briefing was supposed to be held Tuesday afternoon in the Capitol. “If we can’t enforce our laws inside the building where American laws are made, where can we enforce them?” Tancredo asked.