The Trump administration is illegally obstructing lawmakers by denying them access to federal immigration detention centers , alleges a lawsuit filed by Democrats, including several representing Southern California in Congress.

The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, July 30, seeks to force the administration to allow members of Congress inside facilities used by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to detain people suspected of being in the country illegally.

“As a Member of Congress, I have a legal and moral obligation to conduct oversight — and I will not stand by while people in our community are locked away in facilities that may be violating their rights,” Rep. Norma Torres, D-Ontario, one of the lawsuit plaintiffs, said in a news release. View

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