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DHS blames funding lapse for shutdown of internal detention oversight
The office investigates detainee deaths and access to medical care, among other issues. It's being wound down, even as the ...
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They don’t care about civil rights: Trump’s shuttering of DHS oversight arm freezes 600 cases, imperils human rights
On Feb. 10, more than a dozen Department of Homeland Security officials joined a video conference to discuss an obscure, sparsely funded program overseen by its Office for Civil Rights and Civil ...
US to close watchdog office for federal immigration detention abuses
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, May 5 (Reuters) - A U.S. watchdog office for federal detention abuses was being closed, President Donald Trump's administration said on Tuesday. Here are some details: • ...
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DHS shutdown hurts families' access to detention facilities, Democrat says
Stay up to date with our Politics newsletter, sent weekly. Families are having an even harder time than usual talking to loved ones in immigration detention or finding out where they're located during ...
DHS watchdog paused some probes of immigration enforcement amid shutdown
The Department of Homeland Security's inspector general has put on hold audits of the agency’s contracting process and reviews of immigration enforcement incidents and detention centers due to lack of ...