Reps. Joe Neguse, Jason Crow sue Trump admin. for policy limiting congressional visits to detention centers (January 2026)
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... Two Colorado congressmen have joined 10 other Democratic lawmakers in suing the Trump administration, claiming the federal government "secretly" reimposed a policy that blocks unannounced congressional visits to immigration detention centers.

The motion filed Monday by 12 Democrats, including Reps. Joe Neguse and Jason Crow of Colorado, asks the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to order the administration to explain "how this new policy is not a violation of federal law guaranteeing Members of Congress the ability to conduct oversight of ICE facilities."

The lawsuit comes nearly a month after a federal judge sided with the group of Democratic lawmakers who sued the administration last summer for blocking them from conducting unannounced visits. In her ruling, the judge said members of Congress could resume unannounced visits and tours of detention centers and field offices run by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), including the ICE facility in Aurora. ...