Noem changes protocol for lawmakers’ oversight of ICE facilities after Minnesota shooting

Published January 12, 2026 11:33am ET



Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem has issued a new memo outlining the department’s restrictions on federal lawmakers arriving at Immigration and Customs Enforcement facilities without advance notice.

The memo is dated Jan. 8, one day after an ICE officer fatally shot a woman in Minneapolis.

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