Residents deliver letters to Gohmert's Longview office protesting border detention center conditions

About two dozen constituents delivered letters Tuesday to U.S. Rep. Louie Gohmert’s Longview office protesting “disgraceful” conditions at migrant detention centers on the border.

“He needs to spend some time there personally and know that his constituents are concerned about this humanitarian crisis,” Lauren Land said, shortly before the group passed through security at the Gregg County Courthouse to hand Gohmert Field Representative Shannon Crisp their written protests.

Land said Tuesday had been declared Close the Camps Day across the nation.

“These things are going on all over the country,” she said. “The goal is to talk to your local representative if he or she is in the office.”

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(Longview News-Journal)

The protest may not change Gohmert's position, but the fact that there was a protest still sends a message to him that the voters in his district are not in unanimous agreement.