Minnesota Democrats say they were denied access under new Trump rule
Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., and Rep. Angie Craig were recently asked to leave the ICE Whipple Building in Minneapolis during what they described as a congressional oversight visit. According to the lawmakers, they were initially invited inside but then confronted with a new Trump administration policy limiting access. The incident has fueled fresh debate over transparency and congressional authority.
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Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., announced Saturday that she and fellow Minnesota Democrat Rep. Angie Craig were escorted out of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Whipple Building in Minneapolis during a planned oversight visit. Omar said the group had been informed they could enter to carry out their Article I congressional duties, only to be confronted with a newly implemented Trump administration rule restricting lawmaker access to the facility.
Omar told reporters that lawmakers were initially allowed inside with authorization from a long-serving official who understood their oversight role. However, after entering, they were asked to leave once ICE personnel invoked the new policy.
