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.

A United States Senate investigation has identified more than 500 credible reports of human rights abuses in US immigration detention since January, including alarming allegations of mistreatment of pregnant women and children.

As of late last month, the investigation—led by US senator Jon Ossoff, a Democrat of Georgia—had unearthed 41 cases of physical and sexual abuse; 14 involving pregnant detainees and 18 involving children…

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    5 hours ago

    Remember all those times that lawmakers were rejected from inspecting ICE facilities?

    I wonder how many more cases we’d know about if they had been allowed to.

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      Dems were denied access to Florida’s Alligator Alcatraz just this past Thursday while, at the same time, feds are claiming they’re not at all responsible.