US EditionTrump Administration Again Restricts when Members of Congress Can Inspect ICE Facilities
DHS Secretary Kristi Noem reinstated a policy requiring seven days' notice for congressional visits to ICE facilities, citing safety and funding rules despite court challenges.
- On Monday, Twelve Democratic members of Congress, including U.S. Representative Raul Ruiz, returned to federal court alleging Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem quietly reinstated a seven-day notice rule for visits to ICE facilities last week.
- One day after the Minneapolis shooting, Noem issued a new memorandum that drew fresh scrutiny, while last month U.S. District Judge Jia Cobb blocked the notice policy and affirmed Congress's inspection rights.
- DOJ filings say funding comes from the One, Big, Beautiful Bill Act passed last year, which DOJ argues exempts DHS from Section 527, though Cobb has directed DOJ to clarify the precise source.
- When three Minnesota lawmakers were denied entry last weekend, they immediately sought court relief, filing an urgent motion for Judge Jia Cobb to enforce her prior stay and Democrats introduced articles of impeachment against Kristi Noem.
- Appropriations fights are now central, with Democrats pointing to budget leverage against enforcement policies as the Congressional Progressive Caucus, made up of nearly 100 Democrats, vowed on Tuesday to oppose any DHS appropriations bill without major ICE reforms.
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Judge probes whether Trump admin violated order after lawmakers denied access to a Minnesota ICE facility
Federal agents stage at a front gate as Democratic Reps. Ilhan Omar, Kelly Morrison and Angie Craig of Minnesota attempt to enter the regional ICE headquarters at the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building on Jan. 10, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)WASHINGTON — U.S. District Court Judge Jia Cobb Wednesday probed whether the Trump administration has violated her court order, after Minnesota lawmakers said t…
Lawmakers accuse Trump-Vance Administration of defying court order on ICE oversight
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Twelve Democratic members of Congress, including U.S. Representative Raul Ruiz, returned to federal court Monday, alleging the Trump-Vance administration has secretly reinstated a policy that blocks lawmakers from conducting unannounced oversight visits at federal immigration detention facilities.
Dems clash with Noem over new limits on oversight visits to immigration facilities
U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., left, and Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minn., arrive at the regional ICE headquarters at the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building on Jan. 10, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The lawmakers attempted to access the facility where the Department of Homeland Security has been headquartering operations in the state. (Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)WASHINGTON — A dozen Democratic members of Congress Monday asked a federal …
Los Angeles Times
The Trump administration secretly reinstated a policy that limits Congressional members' access to immigration detention facilities one day after an immigration agent shot a woman in Minneapolis, lawyers for several Congressional Democrats reported Monday asking a federal judge to intervene.
Idaho Capital Sun
Democrats clash with Noem over new limits on oversight visits to immigration facilities
U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., left, and Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minn., arrive at the regional ICE headquarters at the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building on Jan. 10, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The lawmakers attempted to access the facility where the Department of Homeland Security has been headquartering operations in the state. (Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)WASHINGTON — A dozen Democratic members of Congress Monday asked a federal …
Members of Congress Return to Court After Trump-Vance Administration Denies Access to Conduct Oversight of Immigration Detention Facilities
Twelve members of Congress have returned to federal court after the Trump-Vance administration secretly re-imposed a policy that blocks unannounced congressional oversight of federal immigration detention facilities. The members filed a motion urgently asking the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to order the administration to explain how this new policy is not a violation of federal law guaranteeing members of Congress the abilit…
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