The list of people who can enter ICE detention facilities is limited beyond agency officials and staff for the private prison companies contracted to run most centers. “Any claim that there are subprime conditions at ICE detention facilities is FALSE,” DHS wrote in response to questions for this story, citing an unnamed spokesperson. ICE laid out those changes in a May memo, saying they were needed because members’ visits had become increasingly disruptive and resource-intensive. Without proper support, such visits threaten the safety of ICE personnel, the detainees, and Members of Congress alike.” That could also mean formal probes of detainees’ treatment in custody and how contracts were awarded to run detention facilities.