Democrats clash with Noem over new limits on oversight visits to immigration facilities

By: Ariana Figueroa

Outlets: Minnesota Reformer

Published: January 12, 2026

Words: 583

Last Updated: 2 months, 1 week ago


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WASHINGTON — A dozen Democratic members of Congress Monday asked a federal judge for an emergency hearing, arguing the Department of Homeland Security violated a court order when Minnesota lawmakers were denied access to conduct oversight into facilities that hold immigrants.

The oversight visits to Minneapolis ICE facilities followed the deadly shooting of 37-year-old Renee Good by federal immigration officer Jonathan Ross. Federal immigration officers have intensified immigration enforcement in the Twin …

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