US EditionJudge is asked for emergency hearing after Congress members blocked from ICE facility in Minneapolis
Minnesota lawmakers argue the seven-day notice policy hinders urgent ICE oversight during crucial DHS funding talks, with a judge previously deeming it likely illegal.
- Several Democratic Congress members were blocked from visiting an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility near Minneapolis on Saturday.
- A federal judge had temporarily blocked ICE from enforcing policies limiting Congress members' access to immigration detention facilities.
- Lawyers for the Congress members asked the judge to hold an emergency hearing, citing the urgency of ongoing funding negotiations for ICE.
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Democrats Return to Court to Challenge Noem’s New ICE Oversight Restrictions
J. Scott Applewhite/APA group of Democratic lawmakers who sued the Department of Homeland Security last summer for restricting congressional oversight visits to federal immigration detention centers is asking for an emergency hearing to challenge DHS’ new policy, rolled out quietly last week, that requires seven days' notice for lawmakers seeking to inspect facilities.The new directive, issued by DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, is the second time in …
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Judge is asked for emergency hearing after Congress members blocked from ICE facility in Minneapolis
Plaintiffs' attorneys are asking a federal judge to intervene after three Democratic members of Congress were blocked from visiting an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Minnesota over the weekend.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) this weekend prevented members of the U.S. Congress from inspecting an immigration detention facility operated by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Service (ICE) in Minneapolis, after implementing a new visit policy requiring seven-day prior notice. YOU CAN SEE: MAXIMUM ALERT in a Texas Walmart: a teacher accused of assaulting a 14-year-old child in a parked car This decision has generated outrage …
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