📢 Tell Congress: Visit ICE Detention Centers NOW
This is the moment for Congress to act. Delay only benefits secrecy. Silence enables harm.
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Friends, I have great news! A federal judge has blocked ICE from forcing members of Congress to give advance notice before visiting immigration detention and processing centers—a policy pushed by the Trump administration to hide conditions from public view. 1 2 3
The case was brought by House Democrats after ICE and the Department of Homeland Security imposed a rule requiring seven days’ notice before congressional visits and attempted to bar lawmakers from entering certain ICE field offices where migrants are detained. That policy directly contradicted federal law, which explicitly guarantees Congress the right to unannounced oversight visits to any immigration detention facility. If you have nothing to hide, why require advance notice?
In December 2025, U.S. District Judge Jia M. Cobb issued a temporary injunction, ruling that ICE’s policy likely violates the law and undermines congressional oversight. The judge made clear what many already know: advance notice allows abuse to be concealed, conditions to be staged, and accountability to be evaded.
But this victory is fragile.
The ruling is temporary, not final. The administration is expected to appeal, and an appellate court could claw back or weaken this decision at any moment. That means the window for real, unfiltered oversight is narrow—and closing fast.
This is the moment for Congress to act. Delay only benefits secrecy. Silence enables harm. Can you do me a quick favor and send these two quick calls to action as soon as possible?
Click here to Tell Congress: Visit ICE Detention Centers NOW
Click here to Submit Your Official Public Charge Comment to ICE
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/12/18/trump-democrats-lawsuit-access-immigration-detention
https://apnews.com/article/ice-detention-centers-congress-oversight-dc5e44ea66cac4047a0359fd13abbe06
https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/us-judge-says-trump-cant-ban-lawmakers-surprise-visits-ice-facilities-2025-12-17
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