Crow says Noem is trying to change the rules to block congressional oversight
Jason CrowU.S. representative from Colorado and plaintiff in the lawsuit, in a post on X
Crow writes that he sued the administration when it broke the law and won, and that Noem is now trying to change the rules to block congressional oversight and avoid accountability.
Responding to
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.
“Now, Kristi Noem is trying to change the rules to block congressional oversight and avoid accountability.”
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Where this statement fits
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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Rep. Jason Crow's post on X, quoting a post about Secretary Noem's new policy requiring a week's advance notice for congressional visits to ICE facilities.
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Spectrum News report on reactions to Secretary Noem's January 8 memo, quoting posts by Reps. Jason Crow, Dan Goldman and Brittany Pettersen and a statement from DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin.
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Spectrum News reports that a memo from Noem the previous week declared that members of Congress wishing to visit an ICE facility have to make the request at least seven days in advance. Crow and other Democrats noted that a federal judge had temporarily blocked the requirement the month before.
After the quotation
Crow ends the post by saying he won't stand for it.
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Why this label?
Crow condemns the reissued notice requirement that this case examines, calling it an attempt to block congressional oversight.
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More from this case
Read the full caseRobert Garcia says members of Congress have the right to unannounced oversight visits at ICE detention facilities
“As members of Congress, we have the right to conduct oversight at ICE detention facilities through unannounced visits.”Read statement
McLaughlin says Noem's new notice guidance complies with court orders because ICE detention is funded by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act
“Because all ICE detention facilities are funded through the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, Secretary Noem issued this guidance to ensure that DHS and ICE comply with existing court orders”Read statement
DHS spokesperson says a week's notice protects the president's constitutional authority
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
“A week is sufficient to ensure no intrusion on the President's constitutional authority”Read statement
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