DHS watchdog finds 'egregious violations' at ICE immigrant detention facilities
Source: ABC News
Jun 6, 2019, 2:58 PM ET
A Homeland Security inspector general report released on Thursday shows U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement failed to meet government standards for housing migrant detainees at multiple facilities last year.
"We observed spoiled and moldy food in kitchen refrigerators, as well as food past its expiration date," the report stated.
At one facility in New Jersey, investigators said the food was "so substandard" that facility managers replaced the kitchen manager in the middle of the inspection.
At two facilities in California and New Jersey, the investigators said they found "immediate risks or egregious violations of detention standards," including "nooses in detainee cells" and "inadequate medical care."
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