NEW: Sen. Ossoff Investigation Uncovers Over 1,000 Credible Reports of Human Rights Abuses in Immigration Detention

Click hereto read Sen. Ossoff’s new report
Sen. Ossoff’s investigation had previously uncovered reports ofabuse of pregnant women and children in immigration detention&medical neglect and denial of adequate food or water
Washington, D.C.— U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff’s investigation has nowuncoveredover 1,000 credible reports of human rights abuses in immigration detention.
Early last year, Sen. Ossoff launched an investigation into human rights abuses in U.S. immigration detention. As part of the ongoing probe, Sen. Ossoff has released two reports, which uncovered credible reports ofabuse of pregnant women and children in immigration detentionand shocking reports ofmedical neglect and denial of adequate food or waterfor ICE detainees.
Today, Sen. Ossoffreleased a new report, finding an undeniable pattern of human rights abuse in immigration detention in the first year of the Trump Administration with over 1,000 credible reports of human rights abuses.
“The American people demand and deserve secure borders. The American people also believe every human being should be treated with dignity and respect, and these reports of unacceptable abuse and mistreatment shock the conscience and demand accountability,”Sen. Ossoff said.
Credible reports of human rights abuses in Sen. Ossoff’s report include:
The vast majority of the 1,037 credible reports of human rights abuses received or identified by the Senator’s staff originated from facilities in Texas (179 credible reports), Florida (168 credible reports), California (146 credible reports), and Georgia (137 credible reports).
Sen. Ossoff continues working to strengthen Congressional oversight and investigate abuses in U.S. detention centers, prisons, and jails.
This fall, Sen. Ossoff led Senate colleagues inlaunching an inquirywith the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) pressing the administration for answers about obstruction of Congressional access to detention facilities.
In 2024, Sen. Ossofflaunched an inquirywith U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) into delays deploying licensed child welfare professionals to assist children who are temporarily in U.S. Southern Border facilities.
In 2022, Sen. Ossoff led an18-month bipartisan investigationinto medical mistreatment of women in U.S. detention, which uncovered that female detainees at the now-reopened Irwin County Detention Center in Georgia were subjected to “invasive, and often unnecessary gynecological procedures.”
Also in 2022, Sens. Ossoff and Rev. Raphael Warnockpressed the Biden Administrationfor answers about allegations of sexual assault against women at the ICE Stewart Detention Center in Lumpkin, Georgia.
Click hereto read Sen. Ossoff’s new report: Over 1,000 Credible Reports of Human Rights Abuses in U.S. Immigration Detention.
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