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Whistleblower report of inadequate medical treatment in ICE custody

  1. Original Date Announced

    March 20, 2019

    An internal memo from DHS Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties (CRCL) to ICE details a whistleblower report of inadequate medical care and oversight for at least seventeen detainees in ICE custody. [ID #440]

    ICE Whistleblower Report: ICE Health Service Corps (IHSC) Medical/Mental Health Care and Oversight

Current Status

Fully in Effect

Original Trump Policy Status

Status: Final/Actual
Trump Administration Action: Change in Practice
Subject Matter: Detention
Agencies Affected: ICE CRCL

Associated or Derivative Policies

Pre Trump-Era Policies

  • December 17, 2004 Under 6 U.S.C. § 345 and 42 U.S.C. § 2000ee-1, CRCL is charged with investigating and assessing complaints against DHS employees and officials of abuses of civil rights, civil liberties, and profiling on the basis of race, ethnicity, or religion. 6 U.S.C. § 345

Commentary

  • A Child’s Forehead Partially Removed, Four Deaths, The Wrong Medicine — A Secret Report Exposes Health Care For Jailed Immigrants

    The allegations appear in an explosive Department of Homeland Security memo, obtained by BuzzFeed News, containing reports of detainees being given incorrect medication, suffering from delays in treating withdrawal symptoms, and one who was allowed to become so mentally unstable he lacerated his own penis and required reparative surgery. Go to article on buzzfeednews.com

Documents

Trump-Era Policy Documents

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