DC Judge Won't Block Limits On Detention Visits, For Now

By Tom Lotshaw ( January 20, 2026, 2:24 PM EST) -- A Washington federal judge has determined that Democratic lawmakers used the wrong procedure to challenge a new Trump administration policy requiring members of Congress to provide notice before making oversight visits to immigrant detention facilities, but also said they could try again....

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