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Press Release: Inspector General Validates Whistleblower Reports of Gross Mismanagement at Site Holding Thousands of Unaccompanied Immigrant Children

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 28, 2022 Inspector General Validates Whistleblower Reports of Gross Mismanagement at Site Holding Thousands of Unaccompanied Immigrant Children Government Accountability Project Credited for Reports on Abuses at HHS Emergency Intake Site Harming Children WASHINGTON—Yesterday, September 27, 2022, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General [...]

Mary Allain2023-07-17T10:46:56-04:00September 28th, 2022|Fort Bliss, Fort Bliss Whistleblowers, ICE Detention, Immigration, Press|

MSNBC: Abuse of migrant children didn’t start with Trump. It didn’t end with him, either.

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 [...]

Mary Allain2023-07-17T10:46:58-04:00April 11th, 2022|Coronavirus Whistleblowers, Department of Homeland Security, Family Detention, Fort Bliss Whistleblowers, ICE Detention, Immigration, In The News, Top Tier Outlet|

Reform Austin: Border Camp In El Paso Is A ‘Hellhole’ Prison

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 [...]

Mary Allain2023-07-17T10:46:59-04:00April 7th, 2022|Family Detention, Fort Bliss Whistleblowers, IC Whistleblower, ICE Detention, Immigration, In The News|

KFox14: Whistleblower group calls for investigation into safety of migrant children at Fort Bliss

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 [...]

Mary Allain2023-07-17T10:46:38-04:00April 7th, 2022|Family Detention, Fort Bliss Whistleblowers, IC Whistleblower, ICE Detention, Immigration, In The News|

Press Release: Government Accountability Project Raises Ongoing Concerns about Treatment of Unaccompanied Immigrant Children at HHS Emergency Intake Sites

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 5, 2022 Government Accountability Project Raises Ongoing Concerns about Treatment of Unaccompanied Immigrant Children at HHS Emergency Intake Sites In the Face of Increasing Numbers in HHS Custody, Past Whistleblower Disclosures Remain Unanswered WASHINGTON—Today, Government Accountability Project called on Congress and federal oversight agencies to investigate and assess whether the [...]

Mary Allain2023-07-17T10:46:59-04:00April 5th, 2022|Coronavirus, Coronavirus Pandemic, Department of Homeland Security, Family Detention, Fort Bliss, Fort Bliss Whistleblowers, ICE Detention, Immigration, Press release|

Vice: Migrant Kids Face Danger, Trauma, and Separation at ‘Hellhole’ Border Tent Camp

Migrant Kids Face Danger, Trauma, and Separation at ‘Hellhole’ Border Tent Camp This article features Government Accountability Project’s whistleblower client, Kaitlin Hess, and was originally published here. Last spring, Kaitlin Hess paused her day job as a scientist at the Environmental Protection Agency to answer the Biden administration’s call for volunteers at the border, [...]

Mary Allain2023-07-17T10:47:00-04:00April 5th, 2022|Department of Homeland Security, Family Detention, Fort Bliss, Fort Bliss Whistleblowers, IC Whistleblower, ICE Detention, Immigration, In The News, Top Tier Outlet|

Press Release: Years After DHS Medical Experts Blew the Whistle, A Small Step Forward for Immigrant Families

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:December 21, 2021 Years After DHS Medical Experts Blew the Whistle, A Small Step Forward for Immigrant FamiliesWASHINGTON— Government Accountability Project welcomes reporting that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is no longer detaining migrant families in three Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facilities. Since 2014, thousands of families have been held in these "family residential centers" (FRCs) [...]

Whistle-Blower2023-07-17T10:47:00-04:00December 21st, 2021|Department of Homeland Security, Family Detention, Fort Bliss Whistleblowers, ICE Detention, Immigration, Pam McPherson, Press release, Scott Allen|

Whistleblower Network News: Third Whistleblower Complaint about Fort Bliss Detention Center Alleges Immigrant Children Were Abused and Neglected

Third Whistleblower Complaint about Fort Bliss Detention Center Alleges Immigrant Children Were Abused and Neglected This article features Government Accountability Project’s anonymous whistleblower client and was originally published here. On September 8, a whistleblower sent a letter to Congress alleging “gross mismanagement” at three U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) sites that both housed [...]

Mary Allain2023-07-17T10:46:39-04:00September 17th, 2021|Fort Bliss Whistleblowers, ICE Detention, Immigration, In The News|

Bloomberg Government: Migrant Care Contracts, Diverted Funds Draw GOP Scrutiny

Migrant Care Contracts, Diverted Funds Draw GOP Scrutiny This article features Government Accountability Project and was originally published here. Republican lawmakers want answers from the Biden administration on how the Department of Health and Human Services is awarding contracts and redirecting money for the care of unaccompanied migrant children. Rep. James Comer (Ky.), the top Republican [...]

Mary Allain2023-07-17T10:47:01-04:00September 17th, 2021|Fort Bliss Whistleblowers, ICE Detention, Immigration, In The News|

El Paso Matters: A tale of two tent cities: comparing the Fort Bliss sites for Afghans and migrant children

A tale of two tent cities: comparing the Fort Bliss sites for Afghans and migrant children This article features Government Accountability Project’s anonymous whistleblower client and was originally published here. Viewed from above, the two sites housing foreign nationals on Fort Bliss look similar. They’re both a maze of white tents plopped onto a [...]

Mary Allain2023-07-17T10:46:39-04:00September 16th, 2021|Fort Bliss Whistleblowers, ICE Detention, Immigration, In The News|