Democrats Want Probe of Trump Officials and Immigration Deals

A group of Democrats led by Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren and Maryland Representative Jamie Raskin is seeking an investigation into alleged connections between high-ranking Trump administration officials and companies vying for billions of dollars in immigration contracts.

In a letter sent Monday to the inspectors general for the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Defense, Warren, Raskin and seven other Democratic members of Congress express concern that immigration contractors are "potentially receiving lucrative, no-bid contracts" because of their proximity to Trump administration officials. The letter asks for an inquiry into personal, professional and financial ties between those officials and contractors.

It specifically calls out border czar Tom Homan, who previously ran a firm that said it could help companies win government contracts. Prior to joining the administration, Homan allegedly accepted $50,000 in cash from undercover FBI agents on the promise that if Trump took office he would steer contracts to certain companies, according to the letter and reporting from other news outlets. Earlier this year, after Trump took office, the Department of Justice and FBI closed an investigation into the alleged misconduct, with officials calling it a "deep state" probe.

Homan had said he would recuse himself from anything having to do with government contracts when he joined the administration.

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