A dozen congressional Democrats are suing the Trump administration for limiting access to ICE detention facilities.

The complaint alleges the illegal obstruction of lawmakers’ oversight duties, but an official says legislators “could have just scheduled a tour.”

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,

“Backed by significant new funding through the recently signed One Big Beautiful Bill, ICE is rolling out patriotic recruitment posters and benefits to attract the next generation of law enforcement professionals to find, arrest, and remove criminal illegal aliens,” DHS said in a statement.

The agency is promising up to $50,000 in signing bonuses, the potential for lots of overtime for deportation officers and other benefits such as loan repayment or forgiveness options. All of this is made possible by a big infusion of money to ICE.