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Government Accountability Project Raises Ongoing Concerns About ORR Emergency Operations for Unaccompanied Immigrant Minors Amidst News of New Influx Site

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 [...]

CBS News: Migrant Children in U.S. Tent Camp Faced Depression and Filthy Conditions, Whistleblowers Say

CBS News: Migrant Children in U.S. Tent Camp Faced Depression and Filthy Conditions, Whistleblowers Say  This article features Government Accountability Project and was originally published here. Unaccompanied migrant children housed at a U.S. government tent camp inside the Fort Bliss Army base in Texas faced filthy conditions and lacked access to adequate mental health [...]

Government Executive: Migrant Children at Fort Bliss Shelter Faced Distress, Long Release Waits

Migrant Children at Fort Bliss Shelter Faced Distress, Long Release Waits This article features Government Accountability Project and was originally published here. Hundreds of unaccompanied migrant children at an emergency intake shelter at Fort Bliss either faced unnecessary delays in being reunited with their families or were released to family or sponsors who had not [...]

Fox News: Migrant children suffered panic attacks, ‘despair’ at Fort Bliss under Biden: Watchdog

Migrant children suffered panic attacks, 'despair' at Fort Bliss facility under Biden: Watchdog This article features Government Accountability Project's whistleblower complaints and was originally published here. Unaccompanied migrant children housed at an emergency shelter inside Fort Bliss were said to have suffered from panic attacks, anxiety and a "pervasive sense of despair" as they were [...]

CBS News: Watchdog Report Details Distress Among Migrant Children Who Languish at Fort Bliss Facility

Watchdog Report Details Distress Among Migrant Children Who Languish at Fort Bliss Facility This article features Government Accountability Project's whistleblower complaints and was originally published here. Migrant children housed by the U.S. government at a makeshift shelter inside an Army base in the Texas desert suffered distress and panic attacks last year because officials [...]

2022-10-05T10:54:17-04:00September 28th, 2022|Fort Bliss, Immigration, In The News|

The Hill: Watchdog Report Detail Distress of Migrant Children Housed at Fort Bliss

Watchdog Report Details Distress of Migrant Children Housed at Fort Bliss This article features Government Accountability Project's whistleblower complaints and was originally posted here. Unaccompanied migrant children held at a makeshift shelter in a Texas military base last year spent weeks without hearing any updates on their cases, causing distress, anxiety and panic attacks, according to [...]

2022-10-05T10:55:08-04:00September 28th, 2022|Fort Bliss, Immigration, In The News|

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 [...]

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 [...]

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, [...]

Press Statement: Government Accountability Project Applauds the Biden Administration’s Responsible Immigration Policy Changes

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 4, 2022 Government Accountability Project Applauds the Biden Administration’s Responsible Immigration Policy Changes The end of Title 42 and requirement of vaccinating detained migrants marks an improvement in the treatment of detainees. WASHINGTON – The Biden administration last week officially announced its plans to end the use of Title 42 and [...]