Coronavirus
GAO: ICE and ERO Revised COVID-19 Response Requirements Ensure Accountability
A new GAO report reveals complications with implementing and validating COVID-19 policies in immigration detention facilities. Keep Reading
OIG: ICE Needs to Address Concerns About Detainee Treatment at Howard County Detention Center
OIG determined HCDC excessively strip-searched ICE detainees leaving their housing unit to attend activities within the facility, in violation of ICE detention standards and the facility’s own search policy. Keep Reading
Honduran Man in ICE Custody Passes Away from COVID-19 at Houston-Area Hospital
Sabonger-Garcia was transferred to CRMC on July 26 from the Joe Corley Processing Center after exhibiting COVID-19-related symptoms. A COVID-19 test was administered by CRMC medical staff on July 26 and came back positive the same day. Keep Reading
GAO Says ICE Should Enhance Use of Facility Oversight Data and Management of Detainee Complaints
GAO found that ICE doesn't comprehensively analyze inspection or complaint information to identify trends. It also doesn't have reasonable assurance that all complaints are addressed. Keep Reading
Girl Recalls Poor Care in Texas Border Station
For almost two weeks, a 12-year-old migrant girl said she and her 6-year-old sister were held inside a Border Patrol station in Texas where they slept on the floor and some children were locked away when they cried for their parents. Keep Reading