A Conservative Approach to Immigration Detention Reform
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Press Release
Immigration Detention Reform is Necessary to Protect Public Safety and Save Taxpayers Money
BACKGROUND
Recent reports of inadequate medical care provided at immigration detention centers, as well as mismanagement of COVID-19 outbreaks, have prompted calls for an investigation into the conditions of these facilities. Past investigations have generally resulted in negative assessments of immigration facility conditions.
A Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Inspector General (DHS OIG) investigation of ICE and Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) detention facilities revealed a lack of capacity to deal with the COVID-19 outbreak, which immigration advocates have compared to previous mishandlings of contagious outbreaks in immigration detention centers. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Office noted that ICE has “systematically provided inadequate medical and mental health care and oversight to immigration detainees in facilities throughout the U.S.”
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