Democratic Lawmakers Again Challenge Limits on ICE Detention Facility Visits

House members seek to overturn the Trump administration’s seven-day notice to visit detention centers.
Democratic Lawmakers Again Challenge Limits on ICE Detention Facility Visits
Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-N.J.) (C) demands the release of Newark Mayor Ras Baraka after his arrest while protesting outside an ICE detention prison in Newark, N.J., on May 9, 2025. Angelina Katsanis/AP Photo
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U.S. House Democrats are again asking a federal judge to block the Trump administration’s policy requiring them to give a seven-day notice to visit immigration detention facilities for oversight visits.

The 46-page lawsuit, spearheaded by Rep. Joe Neguse (D-Colo.), claims the administration has stretched the immigration detention system beyond its capacity, creating a humanitarian crisis and deteriorating conditions while also illegally restricting their access.
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