The ongoing fight over ICE’s budget crashed into Democrats’ months-long protests and push to demand access to immigration detention centers.
Democrats are fighting in court for unrestricted access to the facilities, which are a prominent element of President Donald Trump’s immigration agenda. The agency has been pushing to stop lawmakers making unscheduled visits, using a novel argument about government spending to make its case.
The situation hit an inflection point with a May visit to New Jersey’s Delaney Hall from Democratic Sen.