Judge refuses to block new DHS policy
ABC News • • nation
Key Points:
- A federal judge, Jia Cobb, declined to temporarily block the Trump administration's new policy requiring a seven-day notice before members of Congress can visit immigration detention facilities, stating the plaintiffs used the wrong legal approach to challenge the policy.
- Judge Cobb clarified she was not ruling on the legality of the new policy but emphasized that the January 8 policy is a separate agency action not covered by her prior order that blocked a similar policy.
- The policy reinstatement followed an incident where three Democratic Congress members were denied access to an ICE facility shortly after an ICE officer fatally shot a U.S. citizen in Minneapolis, prompting legal challenges from Democratic lawmakers.
- Plaintiffs argue the policy obstructs congressional oversight and violates laws prohibiting DHS from using appropriated funds
