Mini-Post: A Disturbing Trend #2

Excuses. ICE and DHS have refused to allow Congressmembers to go into detention centers! Even though the law says that they right to do so whenever they want... in other words they are denied free unfettered access as required!

Another shutdown consequence: Democrats can’t visit ICE detention facilities

Democratic lawmakers had been suing the Trump administration over their previous attempts to visit ICE facilities.

Politico

By Kyle Cheney and Myah Ward

10/27/2025

Federal immigration authorities say they no longer have to provide on-demand access to detention facilities for members of Congress. The reason? The government shutdown.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials, who have been fighting a lawsuit brought by Democratic lawmakers over prior denied visit attempts, have informed lawmakers that they simply don’t have the staff or funding to support those visits. Lawmakers have previously been legally allowed to demand them as part of their oversight duties, which includes monitoring conditions and communicating with detainees facing deportation.

The law that provides open access to ICE facilities does not have any qualifiers... so once again it is back to court in order to do what the law requires!

And in court, ICE has added another explanation: As a result of the shutdown, there’s now no law on the books that requires the Trump administration to accommodate lawmakers’ visits. That requirement had been contained in government funding laws that expired when the shutdown began. Instead, ICE informed U.S. District Judge Jia Cobb that it is now funding its operations with appropriations made in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which does not require congressional access.

What are they hiding? Why do the Democrats have to go back to court each time they want to inspect the facilities... the laws says they have to, the courts have said that they have to but ICE and DHS continue to block Democrats from entering! Obey the law!