Surprise inspection of ICE facilities continues to expose inhumane and dangerous conditions
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Surprise inspections of a number of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facilities by a government watchdog found leaking toilets and other inhumane conditions that “not only violate ICE detention standards, but, in some instances, may also pose aSurprise inspection of ICE facilities continues to expose inhumane and dangerous conditions
Surprise inspections of a number of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facilities by a government watchdog found leaking toilets and other inhumane conditions that “not only violate ICE detention standards, but, in some instances, may also pose a health and safety risk to detainees,” a new report said. Among the serious findings are that officials failed to properly address complaints of transphobic and homophobic abuse by staff against detained people at one facility, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) inspector general wrote in the report released this week. The findings said that while conditions “varied among facilities,” the unannounced inspections “revealed several prevalent issues.” Read more