A federal judge has ruled members of Congress are not required to give advance notice when visiting ICE facilities.
A dozen House lawmakers filed suit earlier this year in response to an ICE memo
requiring members of Congress to provide at least a week’s notice if they plan to visit a site where detainees are held.
The suit argues the new policy goes against a U.S. statute that guarantees lawmakers the right to make unannounced visits to facilities for oversight.
“The administration very clearly violated the law,
which was agreed to by the president,
agreed to by both Houses of Congress,
establishing the legal right for members of Congress to access these facilities,”
said Peter Kenny, vice president of litigation and investigations with American Oversight.
The watchdog organization is one of the groups representing the lawmakers.
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