ICE denied four members of San Diego’s congressional delegation access to the holding facility in the basement of the federal building downtown on Monday, rejecting the representatives’ second attempt to conduct oversight amid an increase in detentions at check-ins with the agency, and reports of detainees being held in the basement for days at a time.

Reps. Sara Jacobs, Mike Levin, Scott Peters and Juan Vargas, all Democrats, entered the building at 880 Front Street together, heading to ICE’s office on the third floor where they asked to inspect the basement. Vargas and Peters previously attempted to visit on Oct. 20 but were turned away.

An ICE official told them Monday they needed to submit the request through headquarters and that he could not take them downstairs.

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