"The Homeland Security Department is rushing to expand detention space and increase the rates of arrests after Congress provided billions of dollars in additional funding. Across the country, reports of overcrowding, unsanitary conditions and issues with food and healthcare access have been the product of a focus to make more arrests. NPR has reached out to DHS and Immigration and Customs Enforcement for comment."
"Earlier this year, ICE officials announced the agency was out of detention space. By the summer, over 50,000 people were in detention but ICE only had 46,000 beds. Since then, ICE has announced expanded detention space through the use of military bases and state partnerships in Indiana, Nebraska, and Louisiana. But the rapid expansion and use of other facilities has drawn criticism from immigration advocates and Democrats."
Fifteen people have died in immigration detention since President Trump took office, with ten deaths occurring between January and June, the highest rate for that period on record. Georgia senators requested Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to provide information on the deaths and detainee conditions. The Homeland Security Department is rapidly expanding detention capacity and increasing arrests after Congress provided billions in funding. Reports nationwide describe overcrowding, unsanitary conditions, and problems accessing food and healthcare. ICE exceeded available beds by summer, prompting use of military bases and state partnership facilities in Indiana, Nebraska, and Louisiana. Oversight units experienced civil rights staffing cuts.
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