A 'shocking' 911 call and other key takeaways from NPR's ICE detention investigation

[Jilly_in_VA]

Members of congress and immigration advocates are expressing outrage and calling for an overhaul of the nation's immigration detention system following an NPR investigation based on a trove of once-secret government inspection reports.

Through a lawsuit under the Freedom of Information Act, NPR obtained more than 1,600 pages of records from the Department of Homeland Security's Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties. Those records described a "barbaric" use of force, "negligent" medical care that contributed to the death of immigrants, racist abuse and "filthy conditions" inside detention facilities overseen by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

Separately, NPR also obtained the audio of a 911 call made from an ICE detention facility during a fatal medical emergency, raising questions about training, communication and response times when a life was on the line.

A spokesperson for the Biden Administration said that the reports depict conditions during the "prior administration," and an industry group that represents the private operators of ICE detention facilities said that the reports were "outdated."

Attorneys and advocates for immigrants however, contend that the conditions inside ICE detention have not improved, largely because of problems exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic.

"We deserve better. And our immigrants and refugees deserve better," U.S. Rep. Jason Crow, a Colorado Democrat who represents a district that includes an ICE detention facility, told NPR.

https://www.npr.org/2023/08/24/1195264716/a-shocking-911-call-and-other-key-takeaways-from-nprs-ice-detention-investigatio

I would like to see ICE dismantled. If it's necessary at all, it should be completely rebuilt from the ground up.

[pandr32]

1. I agree with your comment at the end.

[Solly Mack]

2. K&R

[slightlv]

3. I agree ICE should be disbanded.

I see it as just a gang of anti-immigrant hooligans who do all they can to intimidate and ultimately kill vulnerable people. There may be some good people who are there to actually try to help, to act in service of the country AND the immigrants, but they are too few and far between, as far as I can tell.

They can also be called upon to break away from their positions and act as a private military type police force, as when *rump used them to kidnap BLM activists.

We need an immigration office, but it doesn't need its own personal police force. We also need a political system where both parties act on immigration reform in good faith. R's haven't been that since before GW was in office. As I remember, he was the last R who actually brought up immigration reform policies and was shot down by his own party. And I ain't saying anything good about GWB!

We have too many paramilitary types, both organized and militia types in this country. They need to be disbanded as a whole and adjudicated through the court system when and where appropriate. And, I daresay, that includes a good portion of our congressional critters who do nothing but make the whole system worse.

In addition, anything to do with the rights and dignity... with the humanity of people... should NOT be for profit! All you're doing when you empower these private groups is build in opportunities for corruption, and end up paying for murder and manslaughter of the most vulnerable among us.

[Jilly_in_VA]

4. I agree

Nothing but an excuse for a gang.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

5. abolish it