Judge Weighs Shutdown Impacts in Fight Over Lawmaker ICE Visits

A Washington federal judge wrestled with how an impending funding lapse for the Department of Homeland Security could affect litigation against a Trump administration policy banning lawmakers from conducting surprise oversight visits of immigration detention facilities.

Judge Jia Cobb of the US District Court for the District of Columbia heard arguments on Thursday in House Democrats’ challenge to a DHS policy requiring members of Congress to provide at least seven days notice, and be approved, before visiting detention centers.

Cobb questioned a lawyer for the Democrats on how a future lapse in funding could affect the case, which centers on ...