A Federal Judge on Monday, Blocked the Trump (R) Administration’s latest Bid to Limit Lawmakers from Conducting Unannounced Visits to Immigration Detention Facilities, Ruling that it likely Runs Afoul of Oversight Measures that Congress Implemented.
It’s the Second Time U.S. District Judge Jia Cobb has Sided with the Group of Democratic Lawmakers Suing.
Cobb Ruled in 12/2025, that the Trump Administration was Violating a Rider Attached to the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Annual Appropriations Package, which Guarantees Lawmaker Access to Detention Facilities.
Last month, DHS Secretary Kristi Noem (R) Re-Implemented a Notice Requirement. It Required 7-days’ Warning for Visits to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Facilities being Funded Exclusively by the “Big Beautiful Bill” that Republicans Passed last Summer. That Bill did Not include the Rider.
Cobb Rejected the Policy, Crediting the Lawmakers’ Contention that it would be Logistically difficult to Segregate which Expenses are being Funded by which Law.
“Defendants’ declarant provides almost no details or specifics as to how DHS and ICE would accomplish this task in the face of the practical challenges raised by Plaintiffs,” wrote Cobb, an Appointee of former President Biden (D).
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