DHS changes guidance on Congress visits to ICE fa­cil­ities, wants 72 hours' notice BY Maddie Gannon Washington, D.C. UPDATED 2:24 PM ET Jun. 19, 2025 ...

Stuck on Polish bus The worry on Tunji’s face was visible. His brow furrowed. The tiredness from the long-haul flight we all ...

ICE detailed the policy changes in a memopublished to its website. Under the new rules, ICE asserts that lawmakers must give 72 hours of advance notice before visiting an ICE field office ...

Under existing law, members of Congress can make unannounced oversight visits to immigration facilities that “detain or otherwise house aliens.” But the new policy specifies that ICE field ...

The Department of Homeland Security quietly updated the policy for members of Congress who want to visit ICE facilities, prompting outrage from some members.

Under ICE guidelines published this month for members of Congress and their staff, the agency requests at least 72 hours notice from lawmakers and requires at least 24 hours notice from staff.

10:08 a.m. June 20, 2025: An earlier version of this article said Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) addressed the Senate on Wednesday. He spoke Tuesday. The day after immigration raids began in Los ...

Under the new guidance, which is dated this month, members of Congress wishing to visit an ICE facility are asked to notify the agency at least 72 hours ahead of time, in addition to existing ...