House Dems sue after being denied entry to ICE facilities

By Michael Macagnone
Posted July 30, 2025 at 5:28pm

A dozen House Democrats filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday seeking to open up Immigration and Customs Enforcement facilities for oversight visits, arguing that federal law requires members of Congress to have unfettered access to immigration facilities.

The lawsuit, filed in Washington, D.C., argues that the Department of Homeland Security has been broadly blocking access to real-time inspection of the facilities, a policy now formalized in guidance that requires at least seven days’ advance notice of a visit.

The group argued that for years Congress has included provisions in spending law requiring that DHS allow congressional access to its facilities — which the department has since violated ...

The members — including Reps. Joe Neguse of Colorado, Adriano Espaillat of New York, Bennie Thompson of Mississippi, Jamie Raskin of Maryland, Robert Garcia of California, Lou Correa of California, Jason Crow of Colorado, Veronica Escobar of Texas, Dan Goldman of New York, Jimmy Gomez of California, Raul Ruiz of California and Norma J. Torres of California — argued that the Trump administration policy violated the law ...

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