US EditionJudge Sides with Democrats Against Trump, Nixing Latest Limits on Lawmakers’ Access to ICE Facilities
The order restores congressional rights to conduct unannounced inspections amid reports of abuse and 30 detainee deaths in 2025, underscoring oversight's role in accountability.
- 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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Judge Issues 2nd Order Blocking Ban on Lawmakers’ Surprise Visits to Immigration Detention Facilities
A federal judge on Feb. 2 issued a second order blocking the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) policy preventing unannounced oversight visits to immigration detention centers by lawmakers. In the nation’s capital, Judge Jia Cobb ruled DHS may not reinstitute the policy she previously blocked weeks ago by claiming it is now using a different source of funding to carry it out. In the new order, Cobb barred the policy for the time being as li…
The ruling reaffirms the right and duty of members of Congress to conduct unannounced inspections of alarming reports of abuse
Judge blocks DHS policy requiring lawmakers to give notice to visit ICE facilities for now, siding with Colorado congressmen
A federal judge in Washington, D.C., issued an order on Monday blocking a Department of Homeland Security policy requiring lawmakers to give the agency a week's notice of planned visits to immigration detention facilities.
Judge blocks Homeland Security policy to stop Dems’ unannounced immigration detention site visits
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…
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 ...
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