LULAC says no agency should be the sole judge of its own conduct
Statement by LULAC national president Roman Palomares
“No agency should be the sole judge of its own conduct”
Source and context
Reporting
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CNN report on the shooting, DHS's statement, the attorney's account, local officials' calls for an independent investigation, and LULAC's statement.
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Austin American-Statesman live coverage of Monday's news conference with Rep. Doggett, Rep. Casar, LULAC and the man's attorney.
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LULAC responded to the shooting by calling on Congress to establish independent oversight of immigration enforcement and to guarantee that any DHS or ICE official who violates a person's constitutional rights is investigated and prosecuted.
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At Monday's news conference, LULAC leaders urged Congress to create an independent body outside DHS, ICE and the Justice Department to investigate use-of-force incidents, according to the Austin American-Statesman.
How this statement is classified
Case context: Should DHS lead the investigation of the ICE shooting of a delivery driver in Austin?
The label describes this statement’s response within the context above.
Why this label?
Relative to DHS leading the investigation of its own agent's shooting, LULAC states a principle against self-investigation and calls for independent oversight. Closest competing label: mixed_or_conditional loses because the principle is stated without qualification.
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- U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
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