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Senate Probe Uncovers Allegations of Widespread Abuse in ICE Custody
Led by US senator Jon Ossoff, the investigation cites hundreds of reports since January, including accounts of miscarriages, child neglect, and sexual abuse at ICE detention centers in dozens of states.
The findings are based on dozens of witness interviews, Ossoff’s office says, including detainees, family members, attorneys, correctional staff, law enforcement, doctors and nurses, as well as site inspections of detention centers in Texas and Georgia. A WIRED investigation published in late June and focused on 911 calls from 10 of the nation’s largest ICE detention centers revealed a pattern of medical crises ranging from pregnancy complications and suicide attempts to seizures, head injuries, and allegations of sexual assault. New facilities are rising in West Texas, where a $232 million contract has funded a tent-style camp at Fort Bliss capable of holding up to 5,000 people; and in Indiana, where ICE struck a deal to house 1,000 detainees in the state prison system.
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