Overview
- After presenting a court order staying DHS’s seven-day notice rule, Rep. Kelly Morrison was admitted following an initial delay of about 30 minutes.
- Morrison, a physician, said the building operates as short-term holding, lacks beds, regular meals, and medical screening, and she called for detention there to be shut down.
- She warned of public-health risks, citing transfers from Dilley, Texas, where measles cases were reported, and said no protocol prevents disease spread between facilities.
- Reps. Angie Craig and Betty McCollum were denied entry during unannounced attempts, with officials citing a visitor cap despite their stated oversight rights.
- A federal judge’s temporary restraining order restored unannounced access for 13 plaintiffs, while ICE overseer Tom Homan said conditions have improved through more targeted arrests.