The Department of Homeland Security has issued new restrictions to limit inspections of immigration jails by congressmembers. Under the new rules, congressmembers are required to provide notice of a visit to any ICE jail at least 72 hours in advance, while giving ICE sole discretion to deny or cancel visits.

This week, Illinois congressmembers Delia Ramirez and Jesús “Chuy” García were blocked from visiting an ICE facility in Broadview. And New York Congressmember Jerry Nadler was denied access to an ICE detention unit at 26 Federal Plaza in Manhattan, where advocates report dozens of immigrants arrested at court hearings are being detained in overcrowded conditions for several days at a time, many forced to sleep on the floor while waiting to be transferred.