A federal court has again ordered Homeland Security to restore Congressional access to ICE detention centers.
District Judge Jia Cobb granted a temporary restraining order that blocks a DHS policy requiring Congressional members to give seven days notice before visiting an ICE facility.
That policy was first laid out last summer and overturned when a federal judge found it violated a U.S. statute guaranteeing lawmakers the right to make unannounced visits to ICE facilities.
But DHS Secretary Kristi Noem signed a near-identical policy this year, after immigration officers shot and killed Renee Good in Minneapolis.
Though they are not part of the suit, Rep. Yassamin Ansari, Sen. Mark Kelly and other Arizona lawmakers have conducted oversight visits and called for reforms in the state’s detention centers.
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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, the federal agency tasked with processing immigration applications, currently recommends DACA recipients file their renewal applications between 120 and 150 days before the expiration date of their current status. -
Mexico’s foreign secretary says 14,000 Mexican nationals remain in immigration detention in the United States as Mexico pursues consular and legal action. -
Lawyers who spoke to KPBS said immigration judges are now ordering bond amounts that previously were only used for criminals on international wanted lists. The U.S. Department of Justice says the courts are following the law and that the claims are "baseless." -
Assistant Chief Patrol Agent Mike Wisniewski says this latest surge comes on the heels of a similar operation last month, which led to the arrest of dozens of undocumented immigrants. -
A kitchen manager at the center of the Zipps Sports Grill immigration raids has been sentenced to five months in federal prison for his role in hiring undocumented workers.
