A dozen Democratic members of Congress who have been blocked from making oversight visits at immigration detention centers filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday against the Trump administration that seeks to ensure they are granted entry into the facilities,

By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) -Twelve Democratic members of Congress sued the Trump administration on Wednesday, accusing immigration officials of blocking their access to detention facilities housing noncitizens.

U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar, D-El Paso, has joined a lawsuit filed by a dozen Democrats against the Trump administration for blocking oversight visits