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Committee Chairman Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., speaks as the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol holds its final meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Dec. 19, 2022. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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U.S. House Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., is among a dozen members of Congress who have been blocked from making oversight visits at ICE detention centers and filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration on Wednesday, July 30, 2025, to ensure they are granted entry into the facilities, even without prior notice. AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite
U.S. House Rep. Bennie Thompson of Mississippi is among 12 members of Congress who have been blocked from making oversight visits at ICE detention centers and are suing the Trump administration to ensure they are granted entry into the facilities, even without prior notice.
