The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has issued new guidance for both congressional staff and members of Congress to access U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facilities.
The updated protocol, released by ICE this week, requires congressional staff to provide a minimum of 24 hours’ advance notice before visiting ICE detention centers and mandates prior coordination for any visits to ICE field offices, which the agency says are not covered by congressional oversight protections under federal law.
