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On Thursday, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem issued an order to once again limit congressional visits to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facilities, just a day after an immigration agent killed Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis.

In a memo, Noem directed ICE to bar congressional visits to ICE detention centers unless they request the visit seven days in advance. This timeline starts upon receipt of the request by the agency’s Office of Congressional Relations, and requests for a shorter timeline are to be approved directly by Noem, the memo says.

The guidelines are nearly identical to the policy issued by the agency in June, seeking to end unannounced visits to facilities by Congress.

That policy was struck down by a federal judge, Jia M. Cobb, just weeks ago. Cobb wrote that the policy likely violates legal mandates........

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