Members of the Maryland delegation visiting Baltimore’s ICE Field Office on Wednesday had better success gaining entry to the facility than a couple of weeks ago, but their findings remained grim, and they were not allowed to speak with detainees.

U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen and U.S. Reps. Kweisi Mfume and Sarah Elfreth (all D-Maryland) visited the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in the George H. Fallon Federal Building in Baltimore, taking part in a “guided visit” after being denied access to the agency on July 28, 2025.

The legislators spoke to media after the visit and decried what they saw as the use of the holding facility as a detention center. A holding facility is intended to keep people for 12 hours, so it is not equipped for long-term, overnight stays. Van H

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