Democrats attempting to visit Brooklyn ICE facility reportedly ‘trapped’ after being rebuffed by agents

Three Democratic New York City federal lawmakers attempted to gain entry to the Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) in Brooklyn -- where as many as 100 illegal immigrants are being held, according to one state lawmaker.Images posted Wednesday by the New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC) showed Reps. Adriano Espaillat, Nydia Velazquez and Daniel Goldman walking toward the MDC with the Gowanus Expressway in the background.The NYIC said the lawmakers were refused entry to the prison, which has a history of high-profile inmates, including currently Sean "P. Diddy" Combs and Luigi Mangione, and for