US EditionUS judge says Trump cannot ban lawmakers' surprise visits to ICE facilities
The order halts a DHS rule requiring seven days' notice for congressional visits to ICE facilities, with approximately 66,000 detainees nationwide, ensuring oversight access resumes.
- A federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration from enforcing policies limiting Congress members' access to immigration detention facilities.
- Twelve Democratic members of Congress sued in Washington, D.C., in July to challenge ICE's amended visitor policies after they were denied entry to detention facilities.
- The ruling means that members of Congress can resume unannounced visits and tours of detention centers and field offices run by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement .
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Judge Blocks ICE Policy Requiring Advance Notice for Congressional Visits at Detention Centers
A federal judge on Dec. 17 issued an order temporarily halting the Trump administration’s efforts to prevent members of Congress from making unannounced oversight-related visits to detention facilities run by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). U.S. District Judge Jia Cobb ruled that while the court is considering the case, ICE may not enforce the Trump administration’s visitation restrictions that were unveiled in June. The Departme…
Trump administration policy blocked that limited congressional visits to ICE facilities • Washington State Standard
Delaney Hall in Newark, New Jersey, the largest immigrant detention center on the East Coast, was the site of a May demonstration against the Trump administration’s immigration policies. (Photo by New Jersey Monitor)WASHINGTON — A federal judge Wednesday blocked a policy from the Department of Homeland Security, finding that it violated an appropriations law that allows members of Congress to make unannounced oversight visits to federal faciliti…
Judge blocks ICE from requiring members of Congress to provide prior notice before detention center visits
A federal judge temporarily blocked a Trump administration policy that sought to require members of Congress to submit requests a week before visiting ICE detention facilities.
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Trump administration policy blocked that limited congressional visits to ICE facilities
Delaney Hall in Newark, New Jersey, the largest immigrant detention center on the East Coast, was the site of a May demonstration against the Trump administration’s immigration policies. (Photo by New Jersey Monitor)WASHINGTON — A federal judge Wednesday blocked a policy from the Department of Homeland Security, finding that it violated an appropriations law that allows members of Congress to make unannounced oversight visits to federal faciliti…
Congressional Democrats win legal battle with ICE over access to facilities
A federal judge ruled Wednesday against ICE's new policy attempting to limit the ability of members of Congress to carry out oversight on places where migrants are being detained, saying the law gives lawmakers the right of access.
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