US EditionJudge Sides with Democrats Against Trump, Nixing Latest Limits on Lawmakers’ Access to ICE Facilities
The ruling restores unannounced congressional visits to ICE detention centers amid ongoing concerns over conditions and legal disputes on DHS funding authority.
- On Monday, U.S. District Judge Jia M. Cobb granted a temporary restraining order blocking the DHS seven-day notice rule from a Jan. 8 memo by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, citing Section 527 violations.
- Thirteen Democratic members of the U.S. House of Representatives sued after Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem issued the Jan. 8 memo reinstating a seven-day notice rule citing violent incidents.
- Judge Cobb rejected DHS's fund-separation argument, citing practical challenges and noting some resources were funded with restricted annual appropriations funds.
- The ruling allows congressional Democrats to access ICE detention centers without prior notice, restoring unannounced oversight, which Neguse called a `victory for the American people`.
- Federal judges have flagged DHS and ICE misrepresentations, fueling ongoing judicial oversight amid hundreds of immigration lawsuits, as courts act as a check on enforcement practices.
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Biden judge sides with Democrats against ICE restricting surprise 'oversight' visits from Congress members
U.S. District Judge Jia Cobb issued a temporary restraining order requested by 12 Democratic lawmakers to stop Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials from blocking surprise oversight visits by members of Congress.Democrats have claimed the surprise visits are part of the oversight function granted to Congress, but the Trump administration has resisted the claims and tried to restrict their visits.'The decision is a victory for accountabil…
Trump DHS dealt a blow in scheme to limit Dems’ access to ICE facilities
The Trump administration was temporarily blocked Monday by a judge who rejected the Department of Homeland Security's move to limit Democratic lawmakers' access to immigrant detention facilities and stop unannounced visits. Thirteen members of the House of Representatives had presented a lawsuit to ...
Court halts Trump effort to ban unannounced visits to ICE facilities
A federal court blocked the Trump administration on Monday from attempting to revive a requirement that members of Congress provide the federal government with seven days’ notice before they can visit an immigration detention facility. A federal court struck down a similar policy late last year after finding that Section 527 of the Department of Homeland Security’s funding bill held that the agency could not place restrictions on congressional o…
Federal Judge Blocks Policy Used to Deny Lawmakers Entry to ICE Minneapolis Facility
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem added requirements for lawmakers' visits to immigrant detention facilities. Julia Demaree Nikhinson/APA federal judge barred Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s bid to restrict lawmakers’ access to immigrant detention centers, ruling Monday that members of Congress must be allowed to conduct oversight visits.U.S. District Judge Jia Cobb temporarily shut down Noem’s second attempt to enforce a seven-d…
Judge blocks DHS policy to keep House Dems from visiting detention facilities unannounced • Oklahoma Voice
U.S. House Democrats, from left, Kelly Morrison, Ilhan Omar and Rep. Angie Craig, all of Minnesota, arrive outside of the regional Immigration and Customs Enfrocement headquarters at the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building in Minneapolis on Jan. 10, 2026. (Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Monday temporarily blocked a Trump administration policy that prevented members of Congress from making unannounced over…
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