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I always want to double check Rawstory:

https://pix11.com/news/local-news/members-of-congress-denied-oversight-visit-at-notorious-nyc-jail-goldman/

BROOKLYN, N.Y. (PIX11) — Three members of Congress were denied entry into Metropolitan Detention Center, which is being used by the Department of Homeland Security to detain over 100 people, Congressman Adriano Espaillat said Wednesday.

By law, members of Congress can conduct oversight visits at facilities used by the Department of Homeland Security to “detain or otherwise house aliens,” even without prior notice, Congressman Dan Goldman said.

Goldman said he was told they could not enter because the Bureau of Prisons, which oversees the facility, has different rules. Goldman, Espaillat and Congresswoman Nydia Velázquez were held between a gate and the front entrance of the Brooklyn facility for nearly an hour Wednesday morning.