Twelve Democratic members of Congress sued the Trump administration on Wednesday, accusing immigration officials of blocking their access to detention facilities housing noncitizens.

Twelve Democratic members of Congress have filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration, accusing it of unlawfully obstructing their efforts to visit federal immigration detention centers.

A dozen Democratic lawmakers accused the Trump administration of obstructing congressional oversight by denying them access to immigration detention facilities in a lawsuit filed Wednesday. The big picture: U.