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 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) created the oversight visit policies after it said Democratic officeholders had caused disruptions at ICE facilities they visited to investigate complaints of poor conditions.
In May, three Democratic members of Congress, Mayor of Newark, New Jersey, Ras Baraka, and a group of protesters “stormed the gate” of an ICE detention center in Newark, DHS said at the time….
Judge Blocks ICE Policy Requiring Advance Notice for Congressional Visits at Detention Centers
