Key Facts

• A federal judge stopped a policy that required Congress members to give a week's notice before visiting ICE detention centers.
• The judge said the requirement might be illegal and beyond the government’s powers.
• The ruling came after 13 Democratic House members sued to challenge the policy.
• Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem issued the policy on January 8.
• Secretary Noem will testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee about DHS oversight.
• The policy has been blocked before, with a previous version stopped in December.
• The judge noted that the administration did not show any clear safety reasons for the policy.