# ICE detainees and access restrictions at MDC Brooklyn

Other June 25, 2025 · [MDC Brooklyn](https://federalprisondude.com/resources/federal-prisons/bro-mdc-brooklyn-metropolitan-detention-center-new-york)

What the local press ran on this, in one place. I have not written it up beyond the headlines, and the links go to the outlets themselves.

When lawyers and members of Congress are fighting just to get inside, access itself becomes part of the conditions story.

## 3 stories on file

- Aug 6, 2025 [Congress members trying to see ICE detainees at MDC Brooklyn jail barred from entry](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiwAFBVV95cUxPNUtCMVFjWjBWOHpkVHdKTU9xSmdZWEQxcGZZVEw5eVJJU29JWms1VlNpU0NRT3ZGRHZ4eGVGMTladGFvcEJmaXFfRjVRY1lmN0huWmg0YjlmN0ZhX25zWnFDc1drSnlOSmJPVjJOT2E4NWw3Z1pXWXpSclRCRjNiYUE2Z2JGYXZRdjlQaW9BT0JVZ0hVWEw5UGdqbXhoYUJ0ZUVKSFJ5VWJ6QjNueFhVTWlnc3BxX2NmdmdEZXRLTzU?oc=5) New York Daily News
- Jun 27, 2025 [Immigration attorney blocked from visiting ICE detainees at MDC Brooklyn](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMisgFBVV95cUxONHhtWWtIekc3RllLT0Vrdkp5NlJPWUhlSGhrTVNrUG56bF94YmVkV1I3TC1qb3lfSmUwUzRLS0EyT2Z6SVYwMEdTZC1zWXZiZkdPLWk2YlcyV1JCNVhnOEtsTFhyM3luMDNyRzdZX3M1OXlsRDhHLW1CUXdvZFRJWlV5S2Yya1YtNVQxMXZLTmp0d0pUc3hfTG8xbWl6c3NYVXVTWXB6d3J6a0xFS3RTc2xn?oc=5) New York Daily News
- Jun 25, 2025 [ICE detainees now being held in ‘horrific’ MDC Brooklyn federal jail](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMimAFBVV95cUxOWXB4UGVFN0R1cWdoUzlsYlFUX29KT2F0cUNwcUk1RjZKY3VXLVNzOWNoaWN5SURSUDl2d3NJQXBQZmtaaW82UWtPY185amZVVHlRYjFZeXl5TTBMZ1V4WjcwYkNKaFpQR0tCWlQwVm0tbDA1YktPTGozQ2VDdENKM3kwdjZaSDNkWnh5SEdRVDBhYUYxUDFNSg?oc=5) New York Daily News

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