Family Detention Archives - Government Accountability Project

Yuba Net: Merkley, Jayapal, Booker, Markey, Wyden Introduce Legislation to Protect Families’ Freedom, Human Right to Not Be Traumatized

Merkley, Jayapal, Booker, Markey, Wyden Introduce Legislation to Protect Families’ Freedom, Human Right to Not Be Traumatized This article features our clients Drs. Scott Allen and Pamela McPherson and Senior Counsel Dana Gold and was originally published here. WASHINGTON, D.C. April 29, 2021– Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley today teamed up with U.S. Representative Pramila [...]

Abby Schneekloth2021-04-30T16:48:15-04:00April 30th, 2021|Family Detention, Government Accountability, ICE Detention, Immigration, In The News, Public Health, US Government|

SheKnows: Women in ICE Detention Centers Were Reportedly Given Hysterectomies Without Informed Consent

Women in ICE Detention Centers Were Reportedly Given Hysterectomies Without Informed Consent This article features Government Accountability Project and our client Dawn Wooten and was originally published here. Following some devastating revelations from a nurse-turned-whistleblower at a Georgia immigrant detention center (as shared with the Intercept earlier this week) about concerns over medical practices at the center [...]

Abby Schneekloth2020-09-15T13:52:54-04:00September 15th, 2020|Coronavirus Pandemic, Coronavirus Whistleblowers, COVID19, Family Detention, Immigration, In The News|

The Intercept: “A Silent Pandemic”: Nurse at ICE Facility Blows the Whistle on Coronavirus Dangers

“A SILENT PANDEMIC”: NURSE AT ICE FACILITY BLOWS THE WHISTLE ON CORONAVIRUS DANGER This article features Government Accountability Project and our client Dawn Wooten and was originally published here. A NURSE AT the Irwin County Detention Center in Georgia is speaking out about a host of dangerous medical practices at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility [...]

Abby Schneekloth2020-09-15T13:14:02-04:00September 15th, 2020|Coronavirus Pandemic, Coronavirus Whistleblowers, COVID19, Family Detention, Immigration, In The News|

AlterNet: Kids remain in ICE custody as federal judge’s deadline for release comes and goes

Kids remain in ICE custody as federal judge’s deadline for release comes and goes Note: this article mentions Government Accountability Project and our Senior Counsel Dana Gold, and was originally published here. A federal judge’s deadline for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to release children detained with their parents at migrant family jails came and went on Monday. [...]

Katie.Miller2020-07-30T09:08:02-04:00July 30th, 2020|COVID19, Family Detention, Immigration, In The News|

For Immediate Release: DHS Experts Issue Warning as ICE Attempts to Reinstitute Family Separation

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 20, 2020 DHS Experts Issue Warning as ICE Attempts to Reinstitute Family Separation Government Accountability Project Clients Urge Congress to Prevent Imminent Harm WASHINGTON – Government Accountability Project clients Drs. Scott Allen, Pamela McPherson, and Josiah ‘Jody’ Rich, medical and mental health experts for the Department of Homeland Security’s Office [...]

Katrina-Meyer2020-07-20T13:40:13-04:00July 20th, 2020|Coronavirus Pandemic, Coronavirus Whistleblowers, COVID19, Family Detention, Immigration, Press release|

USA Today: We Were Whistleblowers for Family Separation Back in 2018. It’s Happening Again.

Note: this op ed, written by our clients Drs. Scott Allen, Pamela McPherson, and Josiah Rich, was originally published here. We Were Whistleblowers for Family Separation Back in 2018. It's Happening Again. Two years ago, we watched in horror as our employer separated children from their parents as part of the Trump administration’s “zero tolerance” [...]

Katrina-Meyer2020-07-20T13:05:35-04:00July 20th, 2020|Coronavirus Pandemic, COVID19, Family Detention, Immigration, In The News, Top Tier Outlet|

KNOE News: Whistleblowers Allege Unsafe Conditions at Richwood Correctional Center, Watchdog Group Reports

Note: this article, featuring our Deputy Director of the International Program Samantha Feinstein and our clients, was originally published here. Whistleblowers Allege Unsafe Conditions at Richwood Correctional Center, Watchdog Group Reports MONROE, La. (KNOE) - The Government Accountability Project watchdog group is reporting unsafe conditions at the Richwood Correctional Center based on information that it [...]

Katrina-Meyer2020-07-15T10:15:56-04:00July 15th, 2020|Coronavirus Pandemic, COVID19, Family Detention, Immigration, In The News|

Huff Post: The COVID-19 Crisis Is Exploding Inside ICE Detention Centers

Note: this article, featuring Government Accountability Project and our clients, was originally published here. The COVID-19 Crisis Is Exploding Inside ICE Detention Centers Thousands of guards and detainees are testing positive in facilities where safety and social distancing are impossible. Cases of COVID-19 are erupting inside dozens of Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention centers, where [...]

Katrina-Meyer2020-07-15T10:07:23-04:00July 15th, 2020|Coronavirus Pandemic, COVID19, Family Detention, Immigration, In The News|

Buzzfeed News: The Government’s Own Experts Say Separating Immigrant Families During The Coronavirus Pandemic Will Add To Their Mental Trauma

Note: this article, featuring our clients Drs. Scott Allen, Pamela McPherson, and Josiah Rich, and our Senior Counsel Dana Gold, was originally published here. The Government's Own Experts Say Separating Immigrant Families During The Coronavirus Pandemic Will Add To Their Mental Trauma Separating families during the pandemic is "nothing less than willful endangerment,” an attorney [...]

Katrina-Meyer2020-07-14T14:41:26-04:00July 14th, 2020|Coronavirus Pandemic, COVID19, Family Detention, Immigration, In The News|

Sign On Re: DHS Measures the Threaten Safety and Family Unity of Immigrant Children

June 16, 2020 Chad Wolf Acting Secretary Department of Homeland Security 301 7th Street, S.W. Washington, D.C. 20528 Re: Recent DHS Measures That Threaten the Safety and Family Unity of Vulnerable Immigrant Children Dear Acting Secretary Wolf: The undersigned 122 organizations strongly oppose recent Department of Homeland Security (DHS) measures that threaten the safety and [...]

Gabrielle.Simeck2020-06-17T15:02:15-04:00June 17th, 2020|Coronavirus, Coronavirus Pandemic, Coronavirus Whistleblowers, COVID19, Family Detention, Immigration, Letter, MPP, Sign-on Letter|