Overview

• ICE denied Rep. Yassamin Ansari’s scheduled July 19 meeting with three sick detainees at Eloy, citing invalid privacy waivers and a change in custody for one constituent.
• Rep. Greg Stanton was turned away on July 25 after he failed to provide the seven days’ notice mandated by new Department of Homeland Security guidance.
• Members of Congress maintain the notice requirement conflicts with a federal law that grants unannounced access to detention centers.
• The contested policy stems from June DHS guidance that shifted oversight approvals to the ICE Office of Congressional Relations.
• Lawmakers say they will seek repeat unannounced visits, pursue legal challenges, and press for improved medical care at the CoreCivic-run facility.