[LWVNM Action] DHS tightened protocol for Congressional lawmakers visits to detention facilities

[Judy Williams]

Immoral, disgusting and illegal.  But we have no effective Congress.  Judy

On Thu, Jun 19, 2025 at 7:08 PM Meredith Machen via Action <
action at mailman.swcp.com> wrote:

> Roll Call 6/18/25 article on this new situation linked below.
>
> New regulations promulgated by DHS yesterday are attached.
> —
> Currently many more than the 50,000 detainees in
> January 2025
> are in custody in federal and private prisons. ICE raids and apprehensions
> include many with no criminal records who have been caught up because of
> the executive orders to detain all non citizens including those who have
> temporary legal status and whether they have committed crimes or not. The
> President’s goal is for ICE  is to detain 3000 people each day (and to
> deport many of them.)
>
> (Unauthorized entry to the United States is a misdemeanor not a crime.)
>
> Members of Congress have long had the legal right to visit ICE facilities,
> but now they have severe restrictions and may not have any staff with them.
>
> Many facilities are not complying with required performance standards for
> “safe, secure, and humane confinement.”
>
> Detainees often experience lack of access or substandard access to medical
> care, healthy food and clean water, sanitation, and the ability to
> communicate with legal representatives.
>
> DOGE eliminated the  Office of the Detention Ombudsman earlier this year.
> Congress got a report from the non partisan Government Accountability
> Office in May 2025 outlining several recommendations to improve conditions
> and oversight.
>
>
> https://rollcall.com/2025/06/18/dhs-tightens-protocol-for-lawmaker-visits-to-immigration-facilities/
> DHS tightens protocol for lawmaker visits to immigration facilities .
> Roll Call is non partisan.
>
> Meredith Ross Machen
> 505-577-6337
> Meredith.machen at gmail.com
>
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