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Correction: Congress-Oversight-Democrats story

Jun 28, 2025, 8:59 AM | Updated: Jul 2, 2025, 9:28 am

WASHINGTON (AP) — In a story published June 28, 2025, about congressional oversight of the Trump administration, The Associated Press erroneously reported that staff for Rep. Jason Crow, D-Colo., often waits hours to enter a private immigration center. His staff has, at times, waited weeks for written responses from the facility but has regularly toured the facility this year without in-person delays.

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Correction: Congress-Oversight-Democrats story