Overview
- U.S. District Judge Jia M. Cobb denied an emergency request to halt DHS's renewed advance-notice policy, leaving the rule in effect for now.
- Cobb found the January 8 memorandum to be a new agency action not covered by her December order and invited lawmakers to amend their case or file a new suit.
- DHS told the court it is implementing the policy using funds from the One Big Beautiful Bill rather than DHS appropriations that include Section 527 constraints, a position the plaintiffs dispute.
- The fight escalated after Reps. Ilhan Omar, Kelly Morrison, and Angie Craig were denied full access to an ICE site in Minneapolis two days after the memo surfaced, following the fatal shooting of Renee Good.
- The ruling contrasts with Cobb's December finding that an earlier seven-day requirement likely violated federal spending limits, keeping congressional access an open legal question as funding negotiations continue.