Former Ridenhour Prize Recipient, Dr. Scott Allen, Shares His Origin Story of Resilience This month we will be hosting the 20th Annual Ridenhour Prizes, a gala event devoted to honoring the most prominent and active whistleblowers and truthtellers in our nation and around the world. As an organization dedicated to defending whistleblowers and [...]
U.S. IMMIGRATION AUTHORITIES locked thousands of people in solitary confinement in 2023 as the United States continues to flout international human rights standards in its sprawling network of immigration detention facilities.
January 29, 2024 DHS Audit Finds Alarming Rates of Unnecessary Major Surgeries in ICE Custody Whistleblower Dawn Wooten’s Disclosures and Noncitizen Women Survivors’ Testimonials Prompt Investigation Finding Widespread Fraud, Waste and Abuse WASHINGTON – We applaud the critical findings of the Department of Homeland Security's Office of Inspector General (DHS OIG) audit released last [...]
The Hill: Whistleblower report alleges shoddy medical care for detained migrants This article features Government Accountability Project whistleblower client, Troy Hendrickson, and was originally published here. A Customs and Border Protection (CBP) employee acting as a whistleblower says the company responsible for health care of migrants under detention at the border mismanaged hundreds of [...]
Today, Government Accountability Project sent a letter to Congress detailing the whistleblower disclosures of our client, Mr. Troy Hendrickson, regarding concerning performance failures by the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) medical contractor, Loyal Source Government Services, which were compounded by the unwillingness of the CBP contracting office to hold Loyal Source accountable.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 21, 2023 Government Accountability Project Releases Issue Brief on Whistleblowers at the Intersection of Oversight Failures in the Immigration & Food Production Systems Numerous Reports of Immigrant Minors Working in Dangerous and Illegal Food Production Jobs Spur Need for Stronger Whistleblower Protections WASHINGTON – Today, Government Accountability Project published an [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 29, 2023 Government Accountability Project Raises Ongoing Concerns About ORR Emergency Operations for Unaccompanied Immigrant Minors Amidst News of New Influx Site WASHINGTON — On Wednesday, CBS News reported the Biden administration and Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) intend to open an “influx care [...]
Never Again: Human Rights Groups & Japanese Americans Warn Biden Against Jailing Migrant Families This video discusses Government Accountability Project whistleblower client, Dr. Scott Allen, and was originally published here. AMY GOODMAN: This week, nearly 400 human rights groups are urging President Biden not to reinstate the controversial practice of migrant family detention by Immigration and [...]
Washington Post: Opinion: As Biden Mulls Family Detention, Warnings from Inside Grow LouderThis op-ed features reports by Government Accountability Project's whistleblower clients, Drs. Scott Allen and Pamela McPherson, and was originally published here.When news leaked last week that the Biden administration is considering detaining migrant families who cross the border illegally, the reaction was swift and [...]
March 15, 2023 The Honorable Joseph R. Biden President of the United States The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, D.C. 20500 Re: Permanently end family detention Dear President Biden: The undersigned 383 organizations write to express our grave concern over reports that your administration is considering returning to the policy of family detention [...]