Court orders DHS to permit unannounced congressional access to ICE detention centers

A federal judge ruled that the Department of Homeland Security likely violated a congressional funding restriction by blocking unannounced visits by lawmakers to ICE detention facilities, upholding issues with the DHS one-week advance-notice policy and noting that funds already spent to implement the policy cannot be segregated under Section 527 restrictions; the decision affects 13 Democratic members who joined the suit, follows previous blocks of the policy, and leaves a temporary restraining order in place while DHS coordinates further action.