Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Escondido a senior Member of the House Judiciary Committee and chairman of its Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Courts, has called for a “full and complete Congressional investigation” into the civil disturbances in Los Angeles this week.
“We need to know if the political leadership of the city of Los Angeles, the state of California, or anyone else instructed the LAPD to stand down and not respond to the emergency requests of our ICE agents who were under attack by rioters determined to block them, burn them, or even kill them as they bravely carried out their sworn duties,” Issa said.
On Saturday, the Department of Homeland Security issued the following statement:
“Last night, more than 1,000 rioters surrounded a federal law enforcement building and assaulted ICE law enforcement officers, slashed tires, defaced buildings, and taxpayer-funded property. It took the Los Angeles Police Department 2 hours to respond.”
“Enough is enough. Congress can’t look away as our cities burn, our federal agents are assaulted, and the laws of our country go unenforced,” Rep. Issa said.
Issa represents California’s 48th Congressional District, which includes the central and eastern parts of San Diego County and portions of Riverside County.
Communities in the district include Fallbrook, Valley Center, Ramona, Escondido, Santee, Lakeside, Poway, Temecula, Murrieta, and the mountain and desert regions along the San Diego–Imperial County line.
