ICE Detention

Salon: The case of Carrie Buck and the Supreme Court’s century-old crusade to control women

Dawn Wooten, a former nurse at an ICE Detention Center in South Georgia, reported that a doctor working for the center was sterilizing women without their consent or even their knowledge. Wooten’s a former nurse because after becoming a whistleblower, this mother of five lost her job.

2024-02-26T13:07:43-05:00February 26th, 2024|Dawn Wooten, ICE Detention, Immigration, In The News|

The Hill: It’s time to end the barbaric practice of solitary confinement in immigration detention

The Hill: It’s time to end the barbaric practice of solitary confinement in immigration detention This article features Government Accountability Project whistleblower client claims and was originally published here. Across the country, the Biden administration is holding hundreds of immigrants in solitary confinement. With the president’s calls for the “toughest” border crackdown in U.S. [...]

Helicopters: Customs and Border Protection Official Under Fire for Attempting to Procure Fentanyl Lollipops

Helicopters: Customs and Border Protection Official Under Fire for Attempting to Procure Fentanyl Lollipops This article features Government Accountability Project whistleblower clients disclosures and was originally published here. A recent whistleblower report has shed light on an alarming incident involving the chief medical officer for Customs and Border Protection (CBP). According to the report, Dr. [...]

Scripps News: Whistleblower report alleges impropriety from CBP’s chief doctor

Scripps News: Whistleblower report alleges impropriety from CBP's chief doctor This article features Government Accountability Project whistleblower clients disclosures and was originally published here. What do fentanyl lollipops, a questionable trip to San Diego and falsified federal contracts have in common? According to a whistleblower report, it’s Dr. Alexander Eastman — the acting chief [...]

2024-02-20T09:27:31-05:00February 20th, 2024|ICE Detention, Immigration, In The News|

Washington Examiner: CBP doctor attempts to secure fentanyl lollipops for UN meeting

Washington Examiner: CBP doctor attempts to secure fentanyl lollipops for UN meeting This article features Government Accountability Project whistleblower client disclosures and was originally published here. The top doctor for Customs and Border Protection attempted to secure fentanyl lollipops ahead of last September’s United Nations General Assembly, according to a new whistleblower report on Friday. Whistleblowers represented by the Government Accountability [...]

Washington Times: Whistleblowers reveal stark lapses in Border Patrol’s medical handling

Washington Times: Whistleblowers reveal stark lapses in Border Patrol’s medical handling This article features Government Accountability Project whistleblower clients disclosures and was originally published here. As the border crisis raged last year, the top official at Homeland Security’s border agency spent time trying to procure fentanyl lollipops for an unusual trip to the U.N. in New [...]

Slate: Border Patrol Official Accused of Demanding “Fentanyl Lollipops” for Work Trip on a Helicopter

Slate: Border Patrol Official Accused of Demanding “Fentanyl Lollipops” for Work Trip on a Helicopter This article features Government Accountability Project whistleblower clients disclosures and was originally published here. A new whistleblower report first covered by NBC News alleges that the Customs and Border Protection agency’s chief medical officer, whose name is Alexander Eastman, demanded that his staff [...]

2024-02-16T13:59:21-05:00February 16th, 2024|ICE Detention, Immigration, In The News|

CBS: Customs and Border Protection’s top doctor tried to order fentanyl lollipops for helicopter trip to U.N., whistleblowers say

CBS: Customs and Border Protection's top doctor tried to order fentanyl lollipops for helicopter trip to U.N., whistleblowers say This article features Government Accountability Project whistleblower clients disclosures and was originally published here. The chief medical officer for the Customs and Border Protection agency repeatedly asked staff members to order fentanyl lollipops for him [...]

2024-02-16T13:58:33-05:00February 16th, 2024|ICE Detention, Immigration, In The News|

NBC: The top doctor for CBP tried to order fentanyl lollipops for a helicopter mission in New York, whistleblowers say

NBC: The top doctor for CBP tried to order fentanyl lollipops for a helicopter mission in New York, whistleblowers say This article features Government Accountability Project whistleblower clients disclosure and was originally published here. The chief medical officer for Customs and Border Protection pressured his staff to order fentanyl lollipops for him to take to the [...]

Whistleblowers Disclose CBP Leadership Undermined Medical Oversight

February 16, 2024  Whistleblowers Disclose CBP Leadership Undermined Medical Oversight  Washington – Today, we announced our representation of several whistleblowers from U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Loyal Source Government Services, CBP’s medical services contractor. These current and former employees have courageously stepped forward to report knowledge and inaction on the part of [...]

2024-02-16T09:07:38-05:00February 16th, 2024|ICE Detention, Immigration, Press release|