Reinstating detention of migrant families? U.S. has a better alternative that already works. This op-ed features Government Accountability Project's whistleblower clients, Drs. Scott Allen and Pamela McPherson, and was originally published here. In an effort to get ahead of an expiring public health measure that allowed the United States to quickly remove migrants, President [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 8, 2023 Government Accountability Project Sends Letter to President Biden with Concerns Regarding the Proposed Reinstatement of Family Detention WASHINGTON — Today, Government Accountability Project sent a letter to President Biden and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Security Mayorkas on behalf of whistleblower clients Drs. Scott Allen and Pamela [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 8, 2023 Government Accountability Project Condemns Plans to Detain Migrant Families WASHINGTON — On Monday, The New York Times reported that the Biden administration is contemplating the reinstatement of family detention for asylum seekers at the southern border. Government Accountability Project strongly condemns this decision if implemented. Our clients, Drs. [...]
Full Measure: Dawn Wooten This article features Government Accountability Project whistleblower client, Dawn Wooten, and was originally published here. We begin today with an interview with a remarkable woman: a whistleblower who exposed alleged medical abuses of prisoners that evoke images of another era when women deemed to be "unfit" for whatever reason were [...]
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Georgia ICE Whistleblower Files Suit Against Private Prison Company This article features Government Accountability Project whistleblower client, Dawn Wooten, and was originally published here. A whistleblower who came forward with explosive allegations of medical abuse at a since shuttered immigrant jail in Ocilla is suing the private prison company that ran [...]
For Immediate Release: June 24, 2022 Department of Health and Human Services Affirms Government Accountability Project Clients’ Disclosures of Unsafe Conditions Inside Emergency Intake Sites WASHINGTON—On Wednesday, June 22nd, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General released a report affirming the disclosures of several clients of the Government Accountability Project, [...]
April 26, 2022 Dear Representative and Senator, On behalf of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, a coalition of more than 230 national organizations committed to promoting and protecting civil and human rights, and the undersigned 205 civil and human rights organizations, we write to encourage your support of the Biden administration’s plans [...]
Abuse of migrant children didn't start with Trump. It didn't end with him, either. This article features Government Accountability Project and was originally published here. A 2011 investigation by the Applied Research Center exposed how the federal government’s mistreatment of migrant children included separating them from their families, concluding that more than 5,000 children living in [...]
Border Camp In El Paso Is A ‘Hellhole’ Prison This article features Government Accountability Project’s whistleblower client, Kaitlin Hess, and was originally published here. Fort Bliss, a military base in the desert outside of El Paso is A ‘Hellhole’ Border Camp, according to a recent Vice News Article. Kaitlin Hess, a federal whistleblower, recounts her [...]
Whistleblower group calls for investigation into safety of migrant children at Fort Bliss This article features Government Accountability Project’s whistleblower client, Kaitlin Hess, and was originally published here. EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14) — There is a new call to investigate the health and safety of migrant children who are housed at Fort Bliss in El [...]