12 House Dems Sue Over Concentration Camp Access

The Washington Post reports:

The lawmakers say in the complaint that they each “attempted to obtain information about conditions at a DHS [Department of Homeland Security] facility used to detain or otherwise house noncitizens … by visiting a facility in person, or by giving DHS notice of imminent plans to do so, for the purpose of conducting realtime oversight of that facility.” Each attempted visit was blocked by the administration, according to the complaint.

Wednesday’s lawsuit names ICE and its acting director, Todd Lyons, as well as DHS and its secretary, Kristi L. Noem, as defendants. The plaintiffs are Reps. Joe Neguse and Jason Crow of Colorado; Dan Goldman and Adriano Espaillat of New York; Bennie G. Thompson (Mississippi); Jamie Raskin (Maryland); Veronica Escobar (Texas); and Robert Garcia [photo], Lou Correa, Jimmy Gomez, Raul Ruiz and Norma J. Torres of California.

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NEW: House Democrats are suing Trump administration officials, alleging that ICE has prevented them from conducting oversight on federal immigration detention facilities and encroached on their constitutional authority to oversee the executive branch. https://t.co/yubiHyElc4

— Democracy Docket (@DemocracyDocket) July 30, 2025

Under the Trump administration, DHS has chosen to violate the law which allows for unannounced visits by Members of Congress to DHS facilities, instructing local ICE staff to deny me entry last month, despite my Congressional oversight authority.

So I’m suing.…

— Rep. Veronica Escobar (@RepEscobar) July 30, 2025