Democrats Castigate ICE for Denying Access to LA Immigrant Jail

June 9, 2025, 5:59 PM UTC

Lawmakers are demanding answers after they were denied entry to an immigrant jail in downtown Los Angeles, the latest conflict between Democrats and the Trump administration over the handling of protests that have roiled the California city for days.

“Denying Members of Congress access to a federal detention facility is a direct violation of federal law,” Rep. Jimmy Gomez (D-Calif.) wrote to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem after he and fellow California Democrats Lou Correa, Luz Rivas, and Norma Torres were barred from entering an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility in the Roybal Federal Building on Saturday.

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