Former Top Biden Aide Andrew Bates Tries to Slam ICE But Uses Incident That Occured During Joe’s Presidency Former top Biden aide Andrew Bates attempted to draw sympathy by referencing the death of 8-year-old Anadith Danay Reyes Alvarez, who died in Border Patrol custody. However, Alvarez died in 2023, during Joe Biden’s presidency, leading to criticism for Bates’ apparent lack of awareness. The original post by Senate Judiciary Democrats called for immigration detention reform, to which Bates responded that the situation was “absolutely wrong” and not about political parties.

• Andrew Bates, a former top Biden aide, posted on social media about the death of 8-year-old Anadith Danay Reyes Alvarez in Border Patrol custody.
• Bates used the incident to criticize immigration operations and call for reform, stating it was “absolutely wrong” and “not about Democrat or Republican/left or right.”
• It was pointed out that Alvarez died in 2023, during Joe Biden’s presidency, leading to criticism of Bates for his apparent lack of awareness.
• Tim Murtaugh, Trump’s former campaign communications director, criticized Bates for posting the information without realizing it happened during his time in the White House.