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Washington — Democratic Rep. Jason Crow of Colorado has been contacted by the Justice Department about a video he and a group of lawmakers recorded that urged U.S. service members to refuse illegal orders, marking the latest escalation in the Trump administration's efforts against the Democrats.
AURORA | Aurora Democratic Congressperson Jason Crow and a group of Democratic colleagues are returning to federal court to challenge what they say is a renewed effort by the Trump administration to “secretly” block unannounced congressional oversight of immigration detention facilities, according to a statement issued by Crow Monday.
Crow and fellow Democratic lawmakers are asking the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to intervene after the Department of Homeland Security quietly issued a memo requiring members of Congress to give seven days’ notice before visiting federal immigration detention centers.
In December 2003, Jason Crow landed in the Baltimore airport on a Delta flight from Kuwait.
Christmas music played in the terminal. The airport was decorated for the holidays. Families were preparing for holiday travel.
Before the flight from Kuwait, Crow had left Baghdad on a military flight. Before the military flight, Crow’s transport had been ambushed, and a firefight ended in the deaths of several Iraqi soldiers. Before that, Crow led a platoon of Army paratroopers on over 100 combat missions during the U.S. invasion of Iraq throughout 2003.
AURORA | A federal court has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from limiting congressional access to immigration detention facilities, siding with Aurora Democratic Congressperson Jason Crow and other lawmakers who sued after being turned away from oversight visits.
Crow, whose district includes the Aurora ICE detention facility, said the ruling restores Congress’ ability to conduct unannounced inspections, which lawmakers argue are guaranteed under federal law. The decision came in a lawsuit Crow filed in July after the Department of Homeland Security denied him entry to the Aurora facility.
AURORA | Aurora Democratic Congressperson Jason Crow says he’s leading a bipartisan push demanding the Trump administration provide details about a series of deadly military strikes against civilian boats in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific.
On the political stage this week, Congressman Jason Crow (D-CO-06) threw down the gauntlet on American foreign policy, outlining a new vision that seeks to directly alter the current trajectory of the country's engagement with the world. In a speech riveting on accountability and reform, Crow didn't just outline a new policy – he demanded a reckoning with the past and a clear path forward. A former Army Ranger and current member of notable committees such as the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and Armed Services, Crow's words carry the weight of experience both on the battlefield and in the halls of policy-making.
After the U.S. launched a third missile strike against an alleged drug trafficking vessel Friday, Colorado Democratic Rep. Jason Crow joined Senate Democrats on Monday in a call to end military action against cartels without congressional approval.
“The illegal flow of drugs into the U.S. is a huge problem. But President Trump does not have the legal authority to launch military strikes in the Caribbean, or anywhere else, without congressional approval,” said Crow, who represents District 6, in a news release. His statement accompanied a formal resolution calling for an end to the strikes.
Members of Colorado's Democratic congressional delegation say a visit to Aurora's ICE detention facility on Monday left them with more questions than answers.
The big picture: U.S. Reps. Jason Crow, Diana DeGette, Joe Neguse and Brittany Pettersen say the Trump administration continues to obstruct their ability to conduct oversight.
State of play: The members gave seven days' notice before their Monday visit — a trip that drew heightened scrutiny due to an ongoing lawsuit filed by Crow and Neguse, who allege the administration unlawfully blocked previous congressional visits.
U.S. Rep. Jason Crow, a Democrat from Centennial, said Sunday that he had been denied entry to an immigration detention center in his district in violation of federal law.
The Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center in Aurora, operated by private prison company GEO Group, is the only such facility in Colorado. Despite federal law guaranteeing members of Congress the right to enter ICE facilities “for the purpose of conducting oversight,” Crow’s office said Sunday that he had been “unlawfully denied access.”