MOST RATEDSen. Kim returned to the ICE facility where he was pepper-sprayed — and found a detainee in agony
Kim said ICE prevented him from speaking with detainees during his visit and described seeing a woman in apparent distress.
Andy Kim has represented New Jersey in the U.S. Senate since December 2024, after serving in the House from 2019 to 2024. Ranking member of two Senate subcommittees: National Security and International Trade and Finance; and Disaster Management, District of Columbia, and Census.
Kim worked as a civilian adviser for the U.S. Department of State in Afghanistan and represented New Jersey’s 3rd congressional district in the House from 2019 to 2024.
Kim attended Deep Springs College in 2002, earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Chicago in 2004, and completed a Master of Philosophy and a Doctor of Philosophy at Magdalen College in 2010. Kim worked as a civilian adviser for the U.S. Department of State in Afghanistan during the Obama administration. After winning the 2018 House election, Kim represented New Jersey’s 3rd congressional district from 2019 to 2024. Kim won the 2024 Senate election and began serving in the Senate in 2024.Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
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