A federal judge appointed by former President Joe Biden upheld a restraining order against the Department of Homeland Security after the Trump administration attempted to ban members of Congress from visiting Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention sites with less than a week’s notice.

U.S. District Judge Jia Cobb of the District of Columbia ruled Tuesday for a third time since December 2025 that DHS Secretary Kristi Noem‘s effort to prevent federal lawmakers from entering and touring ICE facilities likely violated the law.