US EditionTrump Administration Again Restricts when Members of Congress Can Inspect ICE Facilities
The Department of Homeland Security requires seven days' notice for congressional visits to ICE facilities, enforcing policy via $45 billion from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
- The Department of Homeland Security has required members of Congress to provide advance notice before inspecting immigration detention facilities, bypassing a court order blocking such restrictions.
- Democratic Minnesota Representatives Ilhan Omar, Angie Craig and Kelly Morrison were denied entry into an ICE facility in Minneapolis recently.
- A federal memo cited that the new policy is needed to protect lawmakers, staff, detainees and employees, and to prevent publicity stunts that create a 'chaotic environment'.
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DHS restricts congressional visits to ICE facilities in Minneapolis with new policy
The Department of Homeland Security blocked federal lawmakers from visiting an immigration detention facility in Minneapolis this weekend under a new visitation policy from the head of the department.Under federal law, members of Congress have the right to make unannounced visits to Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facilities. A D.C. federal court ruling affirmed this last month, saying it applies to facilities that are funded by re…
ICE adopts new policy limiting congressional visits to detention facilities
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has revealed a new policy that makes it more difficult for members of Congress to make oversight visits to ICE facilities, requiring seven days' advance notice.
Trump administration again restricts when members of Congress can inspect ICE facilities
The Department of Homeland Security policy is dated Jan. 8 and was submitted Saturday in federal court comes amid three Democratic lawmakers being denied entry to an ICE facility in Minneapolis.
Kristi Noem 'quietly' limits congressional visits to ICE outposts in wake of shooting
In the wake of the devasting ICE shooting of an American citizen in Minneapolis, U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) Kristi Noem "quietly" changed the rules so that congresspeople can't visit ICE facilities as easily, according to reporting.Kyle Cheney, senior legal affairs reporter for Politico, broke the news on social media late Saturday."BREAKING: A day after the Minneapolis shooting, Secretary Noem quietly signed a new policy barring …
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