Two recent inspections of migrant detention centers by the DHS Office of Inspector General have identified urgent issues requiring immediate attention and action. The texts of the reports are here:
- Management Alert: DHS Needs to Address Dangerous Overcrowding among Single Adults at El Paso Del Norte Processing Center (Redacted) (30 May 2019) [text]
- Management Alert: DHS Needs to Address Dangerous Overcrowding and Prolonged Detention of Children and Adults in the Rio Grande Valley (Redacted) (2 July 2019) [text]
Many other reports have similarly documented deplorable conditions in migrant detention camps. For more news, analysis and commentary, see the following:
Are CBP’s Filthy and Inhumane Immigrant Detention Camps Necessary? (CATO at Liberty Blog, July 2019) [text]
"An Astonishing Government Report on Conditions at the Border," The Atlantic, 3 July 2019 [text]
"Attorneys: Texas Border Facility is Neglecting Migrant Kids," AP News, 21 June 2019 [text]
"Everything We Know about the Inhumane Conditions at Migrant Detention Camps," New York Magazine, 2 July 2019 [text]
"Exclusive: Watchdog Finds Detainees 'Standing on Toilets' for Breathing Room at Border Facility Holding 900 People in Space Meant for 125," CNN, 31 May 2019 [text]
The Flores Settlement: A 1985 Case That Sets the Rules for How Government Can Treat Migrant Children (The Conversation, updated 27 June 2019) [text]
"The Horrifying Conditions Facing Kids in Border Detention, Explained," Vox, 25 June 2019 [text]
"Judge Orders Swift Action to Improve Conditions for Migrant Children in Texas," New York Times, 29 June 2019 [text]
"Reminder: Trump Doesn’t Need to Keep Migrants in Detention Camps," Vox, 4 July 2019 [text]
Top Expert Backgrounder: Children in Immigration Detention — What are the International Norms? (Just Security Blog, July 2019) [text]
"What a Pediatrician Saw Inside a Border Patrol Warehouse," The Atlantic, 3 July 2019 [text]
Other publications:
Attorney General Rules that Unlawful Entrants Generally Must Remain Detained While Asylum Claims are Considered, Legal Sidebar (Congressional Research Service, May 2019) [text]Deaths at Adult Detention Centers (AILA, updated July 2019) [text]
- See also related CATO at Liberty blog post.
Detaining Refugee Children at Military Bases May Sound Un-American, But It's Been Done Before (The Conversation, June 2019) [text]
"Detention as Deterrence," Stanford Law Review, Online Symposium, 11 March 2019 [full-text]
The Family Case Management Program: Why Case Management Can and Must be Part of the US Approach to Immigration (Women's Refugee Commission, June 2019) [text]
- See also related Immigration Impact blog post.
Federal Court Orders Bond Hearings for Imprisoned Asylum Seekers (Lawfare Blog, July 2019) [text]
- See also related NPR news story.
ICE Focus Shifts Away from Detaining Serious Criminals (TRAC, June 2019) [text]
"Identifying Limits to Immigration Detention Transfers and Venue," Stanford Law Review, vol. 71, no. 3 (2019) [full-text]
"Predicting Danger in Immigration Courts," Law & Social Inquiry, vol. 44, no. 1 (Feb. 2019) [free full-text]
The Real Alternatives to Detention (Women's Refugee Commission et al., July 2019) [text]
Solitary Voices: A Series on the Solitary Confinement of Immigrants (ImmigrationProf Blog, June 2019) [text]
"Understanding Immigration Detention: Causes, Conditions, and Consequences," Annual Review of Law and Social Science, vol. 15 (2019) [preprint]
Related post:
- Thematic Focus: Detention - Pt. 1 (6 July 2019)
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