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Judge nixes latest policy requiring 7 days’ notice for Congress members to visit ICE facilities
Judge Jia Cobb ruled the seven-day notice likely illegal, restoring Congress’s ability to conduct unannounced oversight amid rising ICE detention abuses and a 75% increase in detainees.
- U.S. District Judge Jia Cobb temporarily blocked a Trump administration rule requiring members of Congress to give seven days' notice before visiting Immigration and Customs Enforcement facilities.
- Earlier this year, Thirteen House members sued to challenge the Jan. 8 policy issued by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, noting it was nearly identical to a rule Cobb blocked in December.
- Noem secretly reinstated another notice requirement one day after the shooting; DHS didn’t disclose the new policy until after Omar, Morrison, and Craig were initially turned away, according to plaintiffs’ attorneys.
- Judge Cobb found it is highly likely the Trump administration used restricted funds and ordered defendants to act in accordance with legal principles, citing a law that bars using appropriated funds to block oversight.
- The dispute highlights a legal and political clash over congressional oversight, affecting access to ICE and DHS facilities, and was initiated by plaintiffs challenging a Trump-era notice requirement, with Judge Cobb nominated by President Joe Biden.
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US federal judge grants Congress open access to ICE facilities
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For the Trump administration, being humiliated in federal court has started to feel like a routine. But Monday’s ruling stung in a way that was hard to ignore. A federal judge dealt the administration yet another big loss, blocking a Department of Homeland Security policy that tried to stop elected members of Congress from making unannounced visits to […]
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Independent EspañolA federal judge agreed on Monday to temporarily suspend the most recent version of a Trump government policy that requires members of Congress to give a week's notice before they can visit immigration detention centers.
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WASHINGTON — A federal judge Monday temporarily blocked a Department of Homeland Security policy that instituted a seven-day notice requirement for members of Congress to conduct oversight visits at facilities that hold immigrants, finding it likely violates appropriations law that allows for unanno...
A federal judge in Washington gave a new setback to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) by blocking the latest policy requiring members of Congress to notify seven days in advance of any visit to immigration and customs control (ICE) detention centres. The decision marks the third time that the court intervenes to stop attempts by President Donald Trump’s administration to limit inspections of legislators without prior notice. Continue rea…
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