A federal judge temporarily blocked the Department of Homeland Security from enforcing the latest policy requiring a seven-day notice period for members of Congress to make oversight visits at immigration detention facilities.
Judge Jia M. Cobb of the District Court of the District of Columbia issued the temporary restraining order Monday on the newest version of the lawmaker visit policy put in place Jan. 8 for the 13 lawmakers who are challenging it. The order lasts for 14 days as she considers a request from the lawmakers for a more permanent halt to the policy.
Cobb had granted a preliminary injunction to House members in December based on an earlier version of the DHS policy that also had the waiting period.
