Women Whistleblowers in the Trump Era: A Celebration of Women Who Refused to Be Silenced (Part 1) By Sarah Hubbard In celebration of Women’s History Month every March, our nation honors women who have made great contributions to American history. Government Accountability Project celebrates a sometimes overlooked group of women who have served our nation [...]
September 30, 2020 Records Appraisal and Agency Assistance National Archives and Records Administration 8601 Adelphi Road College Park, MD 20740-6001 [email protected] Re: Comments to CBP Document Destruction Proposal (NARA-20-0017-0014; Control Number DAA-0568-2018-0001) Dear National Archives and Records Administration, The undersigned organizations submit the following comments to the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) in response [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 21, 2020 Virtual Forum on ICE Detention Facilities Featuring Dr. Scott Allen WASHINGTON – Today at 1:00pm, the House Committee on Homeland Security held a virtual forum to discuss the conditions of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facilities, including the findings of a year-long majority staff report documenting Department of [...]
When the treatment is torture: ICE must stop using solitary confinement for Covid-19 quarantine This article was written by our client Ellen Gallagher and was originally published here. After months of social distancing, many of us are feeling its effects. Experts have delineated the mental and physical health impacts of isolation caused by the pandemic, and [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 17, 2020 Giraffe Heroes Project Awards Two Immigration Whistleblowers for Compassionate Risk-taking Government Accountability Project Clients Among Awardees WASHINGTON – Last week, the Giraffe Heroes Project announced the recipients of its “Giraffe Heroes” award, an annual award given to individuals who demonstrated compassionate risk-taking. Two of this year’s awardees are Government Accountability Project clients [...]
Ellen Gallagher Ellen Gallagher is a former policy adviser at the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties (DHS-CRCL) and current employee at DHS’ Office of the Inspector General. She has blown the whistle on Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) use of solitary confinement on mentally ill and medically vulnerable [...]
Note: this article, featuring our clients Ellen Gallagher, Scott Allen, and Pamela McPherson and our Senior Counsel and Director of Education Dana Gold, was originally published here. House Passes Bill to Boost Civil Rights at Homeland Security Legislation follows surge of whistleblowers saying civil rights office has been neutered under Trump. he House on Monday [...]
November 18, 2019 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Sens. Durbin, Booker, and Harris Introduce Legislation Addressing ICE’s Abuse of Solitary Confinement on Vulnerable Migrants Concerns Raised by Government Accountability Project Whistleblower Client Ellen Gallagher Prompt Congressional Action WASHINGTON - Last Thursday, Sens. Dick Durbin (D-IL), Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Kamala Harris (D-CA) introduced new legislation to curtail [...]
Note: this article, featuring our client Ellen Gallagher, was originally published here. New Senate Bill Would Curtail ICE’s “Unnecessary Overuse of Solitary Confinement” A GROUP OF prominent U.S. senators introduced legislation Thursday that would dramatically curtail the use of solitary confinement inside U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention centers. The bill, sponsored by Sens. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., Cory [...]
November 8, 2019 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Elizabeth Warren Demands DHS Provide Information Regarding Harmful ICE Solitary Confinement Policies Letter References Government Accountability Project Whistleblower Client WASHINGTON - Last Friday, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) sent a letter to the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties (CRCL) expressing grave concern that [...]
