ICE lifted its ban on family visits, but relatives still struggle to see loved ones

Demonstrators protest outside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement headquarters in Washington, D.C., in July 2020 to demand the release of people in detention centers. (Olivier Douliery /AFP via Getty Images)

It takes months' worth of planning for José Hernandez's parents to visit him in immigration detention.

The drive takes four hours and neither of his parents can drive. His father also needs permission to take time off work. But the biggest uncertainty has been whether the detention center will allow visitors at all.