Press ICE to reverse restrictions on congressional detention-facility oversight visits and adopt a policy allowing detainees to speak with members of Congress during unannounced visits.

We call on you to reverse the new policy restricting access for members of Congress to speak with detainees and implement an updated policy that grants detainees the option to speak with members to share their experiences, particularly during unannounced visits.

Levin led House Democrats in demanding that ICE reverse new limits on congressional access to detainees and implement an updated policy preserving detainee access to members during unannounced oversight visits.

Rep. Mike Levin and Colleagues Demand ICE Reverse New Restrictions on Oversight Visits to Detention Facilities | U.S. Congressman Mike Levin
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Levin led 77 House Democrats in a letter demanding ICE reverse new policies that would restrict congressional oversight visits and interactions with detainees, following an unannounced visit to Otay Mesa Detention Center.

Levin committed to pressing ICE to undo restrictions on congressional detention-facility oversight visits and detainee interactions with members of Congress.

Rep. Mike Levin and Colleagues Demand ICE Reverse New Restrictions on Oversight Visits to Detention Facilities
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Levin's office says he led 77 House colleagues in a letter demanding ICE reverse policies restricting oversight visits and detainee interactions.

Within the 2026-06-11 to 2026-07-10 lookback window, Levin took the precise promised action: leading a large House letter to ICE Acting Director David Venturella seeking reversal of new restrictions and an updated policy letting detainees speak with members during unannounced visits.

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Rep. Mike Levin and Colleagues Demand ICE Reverse New Restrictions on Oversight Visits to Detention Facilities | U.S. Congressman Mike Levin
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The release says ICE required two business days' notice and signed detainee consent for member meetings with detainees.

The source identifies the specific ICE restrictions being challenged and states the letter demanded that detainees have the option to speak with members of Congress during unannounced visits. It proves serious pressure, but the page does not document that ICE had accepted the requested policy change by publication date.

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Rep. Mike Levin and Colleagues Demand ICE Reverse New Restrictions on Oversight Visits to Detention Facilities | U.S. Congressman Mike Levin
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Section 527 bars DHS funds from preventing members from entering DHS facilities used to detain or house aliens for oversight.

Federal law already protected member access to DHS detention facilities for oversight and said members need not provide prior notice. This supports the legal basis for Levin's demand but does not by itself prove ICE reversed the detainee-interaction restrictions.

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Public Law 118-47, Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024, Section 527
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AP reported a federal judge temporarily suspended a seven-day notice policy for congressional visits to immigration detention facilities.

This reporting, based on the court order, shows that broader ICE/DHS notice restrictions were being litigated and temporarily blocked before Levin's June 2026 letter. It supports that unannounced-visit access was partially protected, while detainee-interaction policy remained a live issue.

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Judge nixes latest policy requiring 7 days' notice for Congress members to visit ICE facilities
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