U.S. Reps. Doggett, Castro call for audit of immigrant detention center
Two U.S. congressmen representing Texas called for an “expedited audit” of the T. Don Hutto immigrant detention center in Taylor, citing a female asylum seeker’s allegations that she was sexually assaulted by a guard and similar allegations from two other detainees.
U.S. Reps. Lloyd Doggett, D-Austin, and Joaquin Castro, D-San Antonio, wrote to Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials asking them to “direct an investigation of ICE’s handling of sexual assault cases in Texas immigration detention facilities.”
Additionally, five detainees reported sexual assault at the T. Don Hutto center from 2007 to 2011, the letter says.
In total, 44 other members of Congress co-signed the letter, according to Doggett’s office.
Read more: http://www.statesman.com/news/local/reps-doggett-castro-call-for-audit-immigrant-detention-center/5n4wCnmqd72jGaNDoQUxSN/
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