ICE Detention Archives - Government Accountability Project

Whistleblower Makes Disclosures to Congress About Substandard Medical Care in CBP Custody and Lack of Contractor Oversight

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.

Mary Allain2023-11-30T12:02:52-05:00November 30th, 2023|Family Detention, Government Contractors, ICE Detention, Immigration, Press, Press release, Public Health, US Government|

NBC: Whistleblowers say U.S. government’s poor oversight may have led to migrant kids working unsafe and illegal jobs

A watchdog group representing federal whistleblowers raised new concerns to Congress on Wednesday about the performance of the Health and Human Services Department, the agency tasked with sheltering unaccompanied migrant children after they cross the border, saying poor oversight may have led to children working in unsafe and illegal conditions inside the United States.

Mary Allain2023-09-21T12:24:43-04:00September 21st, 2023|Food Integrity, ICE Detention, Immigration, In The News, Resources|

Press Release: Heroic ICE Whistleblower Featured in New Podcast, But Her Story Isn’t Over

Today, nurse and whistleblower Dawn Wooten tells her story on the new podcast “The Whistleblowers: Inside the Trump Administration.”

Mary Allain2023-08-10T14:23:46-04:00August 10th, 2023|Coronavirus, Coronavirus Pandemic, Coronavirus Whistleblowers, COVID19, Dawn Wooten, ICE Detention, Immigration, Press, Press release|

Media Advisory: Whistleblower Organizations Host Premiere Screening of iHeart’s The Whistleblowers, Celebrate Publication of Blowback by Miles Taylor

iHeartPodcasts series "The Whistleblowers: Inside the Trump Administration," will be launching alongside Blowback: A Warning to Save Democracy from the Next Trump, the new book by Miles Taylor, best-selling author and former Trump administration official who authored the anonymous NYT op-ed.

Mary Allain2023-07-17T11:28:00-04:00July 17th, 2023|Corruption, Dawn Wooten, Federal Whistleblowers, ICE Detention, Immigration, Media Advisory, Press, Press release, US Government, VOA Whistleblowers, Whistleblowers|

Inside Radio: Trump Official Turned Critic Launching Podcast About Inner Workings Of Administration.

Miles Taylor, the former chief of staff of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, who gained notoriety in 2019 after he admitted he was behind an anonymous opinion piece in the New York Times about the innerworkings of the Trump administration, is now bringing his story to podcasting.

Mary Allain2023-07-24T12:52:18-04:00July 7th, 2023|Dawn Wooten, Democracy Protection Initiative, Federal Whistleblowers, ICE Detention, Immigration, In The News, US Government, VOA Whistleblowers, Whistleblower Rights|

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 [...]

Sydney.Johnson2023-08-01T16:10:47-04:00June 29th, 2023|Activism, Children's Rights, Family Detention, Fort Bliss, Fort Bliss Whistleblowers, ICE Detention, Immigration, Press release|

Government Accountability Project’s Statement on the Expiration of Title 42 and the Biden Administration’s Asylum Rule

Today, fifteen months into his presidency, the Biden administration is lifting Title 42, a Trump-era policy held over by the Biden administration. We applaud the removal of this policy, which was rooted in spurious public-health grounds to limit immigration at the southwest border.

Sydney.Johnson2023-08-01T16:15:00-04:00May 11th, 2023|1st Amendment, Accountability, Fort Bliss Whistleblowers, ICE Detention, Immigration, Press release, Statement, US Government|

Democracy Now: Never Again: Human Rights Groups & Japanese Americans Warn Biden Against Jailing Migrant Families

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 [...]

Mary Allain2023-07-17T10:46:57-04:00March 23rd, 2023|Department of Homeland Security, Family Detention, Fort Bliss Whistleblowers, ICE Detention, Immigration, In The News, Scott Allen, US Government|

Law360: Biden Warned of Psychological Dangers of Detained Families

Law360: Biden Warned of Psychological Dangers of Detained Families This article features Government Accountability Project whistleblower claims and was originally published here. Days after reports began to break that the Biden administration is considering detaining migrant families that enter the U.S. unlawfully, immigration attorney Shalyn Fluharty recalled a 14 year-old girl she represented who [...]

Sydney.Johnson2023-03-20T10:28:32-04:00March 20th, 2023|ICE Detention, ICE solitary confinement, Immigration, In The News, Public Health|

Washington Post: Opinion: As Biden Mulls Family Detention, Warnings from Inside Grow Louder

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 [...]

Sydney.Johnson2023-07-17T10:43:50-04:00March 15th, 2023|Activism, Department of Homeland Security, Family Detention, Federal Whistleblowers, ICE Detention, Immigration, In The News, Pam McPherson, Scott Allen|