National Security & Human Rights

42 Orgs Challenge Biden’s NDAA Signing Statement

February 10, 2022 The Honorable Joseph Biden, Jr. President of the United States The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue Washington, D.C. 20500 Dear President Biden: We, the undersigned organizations, write to express our serious concern with your signing statement for the FY 2022 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Presidential signing statements that signal the [...]

Tucson Weekly: Rep. Grijalva Calls for Investigation into Migrant Facility at Fort Bliss After Whistleblower Complaint

Rep. Grijalva Calls for Investigation into Migrant Facility at Fort Bliss After Whistleblower Complaint This article features our clients Laurie Elkin and Justin Mulaire and was originally published here. Congressman Raúl Grijalva called for an investigation into a facility housing migrant children in Fort Bliss, Texas after whistleblowers filed a federal complaint alleging rampant abuse [...]

Fatherly: Whistleblower Report: Kids Detained at “Filthy” Center On US Border

Whistleblower Report: Kids Detained at “Filthy” Center On US Border This article features our clients Laurie Elkin and Justin Mulaire and was originally published here. Two federal whistleblowers who witnessed horrific conditions during a 30-day volunteer shift at the Fort Bliss detainment center near El Paso, Texas, filed a complaint to Congress on Wednesday, July [...]

Bloomberg Government: HEALTH CARE BRIEFING: Pelosi Pushes Drug Pricing in Budget Bill

HEALTH CARE BRIEFING: Pelosi Pushes Drug Pricing in Budget Bill This article features our clients Laurie Elkin and Justin Mulaire and was originally published here. Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said yesterday she is pushing to attach legislation to tackle drug prices to the major budget bill carrying most of President Joe Biden’s $4 trillion economic agenda in the coming [...]

El Paso Matters: New reports of “gross mismanagement” and poor conditions at Fort Bliss facility for migrant children

New reports of “gross mismanagement” and poor conditions at Fort Bliss facility for migrant children This article features our clients Laurie Elkin and Justin Mulaire and was originally published here. Poor conditions, allegations of sexual abuse and “gross mismanagement” continue to plague the Fort Bliss detention camp for migrant children, according to a new report and [...]

Cw39 Houston: Problems ignored, complaints discouraged at Fort Bliss migrant children’s camp

Problems ignored, complaints discouraged at Fort Bliss migrant children’s camp This article features our clients Laurie Elkin and Justin Mulaire and Senior Counsel David Seide and was originally published here. EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – Minors ages 13 to 17 being woken up with a bullhorn siren. A volunteer being told she could not take to [...]

Latin Post: Whistleblowers Claim Migrant Kids Experience Poor Medical and Hygiene Care at Texas Shelter

Whistleblowers Claim Migrant Kids Experience Poor Medical and Hygiene Care at Texas Shelter This article features our clients Laurie Elkin and Justin Mulaire and was originally published here. Whistleblowers have detailed how migrant kids housed in one of the Biden administration's largest shelters for unaccompanied migrants in Texas are experiencing poor hygiene care. According to NBC [...]

Boston Herald: Editorial: Conditions for migrant children no better under Biden

Editorial: Conditions for migrant children no better under Biden This article features Laurie Elkin and Justin Mulaire and was originally published here. One of the Democratic shouting points during the Trump administration was the conditions in which migrants — particularly children — were detained on our southern border. “Kids in cages” was the rallying cry [...]

The Daily Wire: Whistleblowers: Migrant Kids Help In Biden Admin Shelter Being Monitored By ‘Disaster Cleanup’ Specialist With No Experience In Child Care

Whistleblowers: Migrant Kids Held In Biden Admin Shelter Being Monitored By ‘Disaster Cleanup’ Specialist With No Experience In Child Care This article features our clients Laurie Elkin and Justin Mulaire and was originally published here. Hundreds of migrant children, still being held in a Health and Human Services detention facility months after crossing the United [...]

Reason: Migrant Children Languished in Filthy Conditions Under Eye of Untrained Contractors, Whistleblowers Say

Migrant Children Languished in Filthy Conditions Under Eye of Untrained Contractors, Whistleblowers Say This article features our clients Laurie Elkin and Justin Mulaire and was originally published here. Children inside the Biden administration's largest shelter for unaccompanied migrant youth were subjected to filthy living conditions and medical neglect under the watch of unqualified government contractors, [...]