NPR: Government’s own experts found “barbaric” and “negligent” conditions in ICE detention

The use of detention as a tool for immigration enforcement has long troubled observers.  Now, a three-year NPR investigation has uncovered more than 1,600 pages of reports on ICE detention centers detailing allegations of “barbaric” and “negligent” mistreatment of detainees. The reports were authored by experts hired by the Department of Homeland Security to investigate possible civil rights abuses. They found serious problems, including pepper spraying of mentally ill detainees, filthy conditions and ignoring medical conditions. 

 

Both the Trump and Biden administrations fought NPR’s efforts to get these records.

 

KJ