"The Trump administration secretly reimposed a policy limiting Congress members' access to immigration detention facilities a day after a federal immigration officer fatally shot a woman in Minneapolis, attorneys for several congressional Democrats said Monday in asking a federal judge to intervene. Three Democratic members of Congress from Minnesota were blocked from visiting an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility near Minneapolis on Saturday, three days after an ICE officer shot and killed U.S. citizen Renee Good in the city."
"Cobb ruled on Dec. 17 that it is likely illegal for ICE to demand a week's notice from members of Congress seeking to visit and observe conditions in ICE facilities. The judge said the seven-day notice requirement likely exceeds the Department of Homeland Security's statutory authority. The attorneys asking Cobb for an emergency hearing say the matter is urgent because members of Congress are negotiating funding for DHS and ICE for the next fiscal year with DHS's annual appropriations due to expire on Jan. 30."
"In a court filing on Monday, plaintiffs' lawyers asked Cobb to hold an emergency hearing and decide if the duplicate notice policy violates her order. Cobb scheduled a hearing for Wednesday. An Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent waves at protesters while leaving the Bishop Whipple Federal Building, Monday, Jan. 12, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Jen Golbeck) Government attorneys didn't immediately respond in writing to the plaintiffs' hearing req"
ICE reimposed a policy limiting congressional access to immigration detention facilities one day after an ICE officer fatally shot a Minneapolis woman. Three Minnesota Democratic members of Congress were blocked from visiting a nearby ICE facility three days after the shooting of U.S. citizen Renee Good. U.S. District Judge Jia Cobb temporarily barred ICE from enforcing notice requirements and scheduled a hearing after plaintiffs asked her to decide whether a duplicate notice policy violates her order. Cobb previously concluded that a seven-day notice likely exceeds DHS statutory authority. Attorneys say emergency review is urgent because Congress is negotiating DHS and ICE funding with appropriations expiring Jan. 30.
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