Video posted online showed security personnel blocking the congresswomen from entering the ICE processing center. They were later permitted a brief walk-through of the lobby but then ordered to leave after officials said they lacked authorization to access secure areas.
“I was just denied access to the ICE processing center at the Whipple Building,” Omar wrote on X. “Members of Congress have a legal right and constitutional responsibility to conduct oversight where people are being detained. The public deserves to know what is taking place in ICE facilities.”
