WATCH LIVE: Noem testifies at Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on DHS oversight
#Kristi Noem #Senate Judiciary Committee #DHS oversight #ICE facilities #congressional visits #Judge Jia Cobb #Trump administration #notice requirement
📌 Key Takeaways
- Federal judge suspended DHS policy requiring 7-day notice for congressional visits to ICE facilities
- Judge ruled policy likely illegal and exceeded government's statutory authority
- Policy was challenged by 13 House Democrats who sued Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem
- Noem reinstated similar policy secretly after an ICE officer killed a U.S. citizen
- Judge found administration likely used restricted funds to enforce policy against law
📖 Full Retelling
U.S. District Judge Jia Cobb in Washington temporarily suspended on Monday, March 2, 2026, a Trump administration policy requiring congressional members to provide a week's notice before visiting immigration detention facilities, ruling the requirement likely illegal. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday at 9 a.m. EST about DHS oversight, following the judge's decision that the administration failed to justify the policy with concrete safety concerns.
🏷️ Themes
Government oversight, Immigration policy, Judicial intervention, Executive-legislative branch conflict
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By — Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press Leave your feedback Share Copy URL Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter WATCH LIVE: Noem testifies at Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on DHS oversight Politics Mar 2, 2026 8:12 PM EST WASHINGTON — A federal judge agreed on Monday to temporarily suspend the latest version of a Trump administration policy that requires members of Congress to provide a week's notice before they can visit immigration detention facilities. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is expected to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday at 9 a.m. EST. Watch live in our video player above. U.S. District Judge Jia Cobb in Washington ruled that a group of Democratic lawmakers is likely to succeed in showing that the seven-day notice requirement is illegal and exceeds the government's statutory authority. The judge said the Republican administration hasn't cited any "concrete examples of safety issues posed by congressional visits without advanced notice." Thirteen House members sued to challenge the Jan. 8 policy issued by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. Cobb had blocked a previous version of the policy in December. She ruled that it's likely illegal for Immigration and Customs Enforcement to demand a week's notice from members of Congress seeking to visit and observe conditions in ICE facilities. Educate your inbox Subscribe to Here’s the Deal, our politics newsletter for analysis you won’t find anywhere else. Enter your email address Subscribe Form error message goes here. Thank you. Please check your inbox to confirm. "Plaintiffs are undoubtedly frustrated with Defendants' repeated attempts to impose a notice requirement," Cobb wrote. "But in taking further action, Defendants are required to abide by the terms of the Court's order and act consistently with the legal principles announced in this opinion." However, Noem secretly reinstated ano...
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