ICE set the invite list for the meeting and initially excluded the entire Congressional Hispanic Caucus, according to aides from both parties, before agreeing to include a small number of members. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said at a press conference on Thursday that ICE officials had picked the attendees. Even though they were not invited, Torres and Gutiérrez tried to enter the meeting and several other Hispanic Caucus members stood outside. Before she left, she asked ICE officials when she could get answers to questions about the raids. This story has been updated with additional information about lawmakers’ meeting with Homan, ICE arrest data, and confirmation that ICE set the attendance list for the meeting.

Source: Huffington Post February 16, 2017 19:55 UTC