Neguse says blocking members' oversight visits to ICE facilities violates federal law
Joe NeguseAssistant Democratic Leader and lead plaintiff, in a press release announcing the lawsuit
In the release announcing the lawsuit, Neguse says blocking members of Congress from oversight visits to ICE facilities that house or detain immigrants violates federal law, and that the administration knows it.
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DHS's requirement that members of Congress give seven days' notice before visiting immigration detention facilities, and its exclusion of ICE field offices, violate a federal appropriations provision that bars DHS from using its funds to prevent members from entering those facilities for oversight.
“Blocking Members of Congress from oversight visits to ICE facilities that house or otherwise detain immigrants clearly violates Federal law”
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House Democrats sue to keep unannounced oversight visits to ICE detention facilities; DHS says members must give a week's notice
House Democrats say DHS's requirement of seven days' notice before oversight visits to immigration detention facilities violates a spending law. DHS says it enforces the rule only with funds that law does not cover, and DOJ says the members lack standing.
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Press release from Rep. Joe Neguse's office announcing the lawsuit, with statements from Neguse and other plaintiffs, including Reps. Espaillat, Thompson and Raskin.
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The release says the administration is mandating a seven-day waiting period and prohibiting access to field offices where people are detained, despite a federal law that prevents these restrictions.
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Neguse adds that the administration's disregard for the law and the constitutional order warrants a serious and decisive response, which he says is why he is leading the lawsuit.
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This case examines DHS's notice requirement for congressional oversight visits. Neguse condemns it, saying that blocking such visits violates federal law.
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