By Sarah Kaul, Ashrei Interim Hotline Capacity CoordinatorOn Tuesday, May 26th, U.S. Representatives Nikki Budzinksi of Illinois and Wesley Bell of Missouri, traveled to Ste. Genevieve, Missouri for a congressional oversight visit at the Ste. Genevieve County Detention Center made possible, in part, by the Ashrei Foundation and the Ste. Genevieve chapter of Abide in Love.One of the functions of congressional oversight visits is to bring accountability to the jails, and both Representatives highlighted that they will be following up with jail staff and their detained constituents to make sure the conditions have improved, and that the jail staff fulfills the commitments that were made. In addiition to the teams from the U.S. Representatives offices, Ashrei’s Executive Director, Sara Ruiz, and staff Aubrey Lay and Sarah Kaul, as well as volunteers from the local Abide in Love chapter were nearby for support and press follow up.The Ste. Genevieve County Detention Center is contracted to hold ICE detainees, and houses upwards of 150 ICE detainees depending on the day. As part of their duties on the congressional oversight committee, they and their staffers received a tour of the jail, spoke with sheriff Gary Stolzer, and had the opportunity to talk to two constituents there who were detained by ICE. One of those women is pregnant, and questions around her insufficient access to pre-natal care, vitamins and clean water were among the most concerning takeaways from the visit.