Congress investigating immgrant detainees’ medical care

In The Hill:

A House subcommittee has opened an investigation into immigrant detainees’ medical care after allegations surfaced of negligence, abuse, injury and death at detention centers.

The House Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties submitted letters to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), as well as Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties (CRCL), asking for documentation relating to the allegations.

The subcommittee of the House Oversight and Reform Committee is asking for the documents by Jan. 10.

At least seven children have died in detention since 2018, after almost a decade without any such deaths. The investigation comes more than a week after BuzzFeed News published whistleblower allegations of substandard medical care.

MHC