DHS enforces new rules for congressional visits to ICE offices amid growing tensions
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DHS enforces new rules for congressional visits to ICE offices amid growing tensions
The Department of Homeland Security is placing new limitations on lawmakers seeking to visit ICE field offices. DHS released the guidelines following multiple confrontational visits, including outside Delaney Hall in New Jersey in May. Immigration attorney Kate Lincoln-Goldfinch said, DHS will argue these guidelines are meant to stop the fighting at these sites. Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss) slammed the rules, saying ICE is not above oversight or the law.
In order to visit an ICE field office, members of Congress now have new rules. Erin Corcoran, an immigration law expert at the University of Notre Dame told us, DHS is now asking lawmakers to give 72-hours notice.
They’re asking for advanced notice to visit any ICE facility, including detention centers,” Corcoran said.
The announcement comes following several incidents where Democratic lawmakers have been refused access or arrested. Immigration attorney Kate Lincoln-Goldfinch said, DHS will argue these guidelines are meant to stop the fighting.
To reduce the amount of drama and confrontation at these sites. But my response to that would be, that this doesn’t have to be a confrontation,” said Lincoln-Goldfinch.
Under federal law, DHS can’t stop members of Congress from entering a facility used to detain or house aliens and don’t have to give prior notice of a visit. But the new guidelines argue, that law doesn’t apply to field offices.
The debate I think is really whether or not an ICE field office fits within that provision or is outside of that provision,” said Corcoran.
The note that while members of Congress don’t have to give notice before an ICE detention center visit, ICE can turn lawmakers away. ICE has “the sole and unreviewable discretion to deny a request or otherwise cancel, reschedule or terminate a tour or visit,” the guidelines read. A rule Lincoln-Goldfinch believes is unlawful.
Members of Congress have the job and authority to oversee detention centers and to conduct drop-ins,” Lincoln-Goldfinch said.
While the guidelines say ICE will make every effort to comply with the law, pushback is growing. Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss) slammed the rules, saying ICE is not above oversight or the law.
DHS enforces new rules for congressional visits to ICE offices amid growing tensions
The Department of Homeland Security is placing new limitations on lawmakers seeking to visit ICE field offices. DHS released the guidelines following multiple confrontational visits, including outside Delaney Hall in New Jersey in May. Immigration attorney Kate Lincoln-Goldfinch said, DHS will argue these guidelines are meant to stop the fighting at these sites. Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss) slammed the rules, saying ICE is not above oversight or the law.
In order to visit an ICE field office, members of Congress now have new rules. Erin Corcoran, an immigration law expert at the University of Notre Dame told us, DHS is now asking lawmakers to give 72-hours notice.
They’re asking for advanced notice to visit any ICE facility, including detention centers,” Corcoran said.
The announcement comes following several incidents where Democratic lawmakers have been refused access or arrested. Immigration attorney Kate Lincoln-Goldfinch said, DHS will argue these guidelines are meant to stop the fighting.
To reduce the amount of drama and confrontation at these sites. But my response to that would be, that this doesn’t have to be a confrontation,” said Lincoln-Goldfinch.
Under federal law, DHS can’t stop members of Congress from entering a facility used to detain or house aliens and don’t have to give prior notice of a visit. But the new guidelines argue, that law doesn’t apply to field offices.
The debate I think is really whether or not an ICE field office fits within that provision or is outside of that provision,” said Corcoran.
The note that while members of Congress don’t have to give notice before an ICE detention center visit, ICE can turn lawmakers away. ICE has “the sole and unreviewable discretion to deny a request or otherwise cancel, reschedule or terminate a tour or visit,” the guidelines read. A rule Lincoln-Goldfinch believes is unlawful.
Members of Congress have the job and authority to oversee detention centers and to conduct drop-ins,” Lincoln-Goldfinch said.
While the guidelines say ICE will make every effort to comply with the law, pushback is growing. Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss) slammed the rules, saying ICE is not above oversight or the law.