U.S. Reports
Torture and Cruel, Inhuman, or Degrading Treatment
We uncover torture and other cruel and degrading treatment—such as solitary confinement—in immigration detention, and expose these abuses in human rights reports, agency complaints, and public hearings.
January 9, 2026
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400+ Civil Rights Groups Call on Congress to Rein in ICE and Border Patrol
September 15, 2025
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Forced labor and sexual abuse at South Louisiana ICE Detention Center: Complaint to the Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
June 10, 2025
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US brokers secret torture deal with El Salvador: report to UN Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Migrants
April 15, 2025
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New York’s Ulster County Shouldn’t Condone Torture of Solitary Confinement: RFK Human Rights Memo in Opposition to Resolution No. 165
April 8, 2025
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US violates human rights of non-citizens: coalition report to UN Human Rights Council for the 2025 Universal Periodic Review of the US
March 24, 2025
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Creating on-site legal education programs for detained people: a guide to legal access in immigration detention
February 14, 2025
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US abuses forcibly displaced LGBTQ+ people in immigration detention: report to UN Independent Expert on Protection against Violence and Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
December 19, 2024
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Officials at Buffalo Federal Detention Facility beat Malian asylum seeker for exercising First Amendment rights: complaint to the Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
November 14, 2024
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Baker County ICE Detention Center uses sexual abuse, violence against women: complaint to Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
November 1, 2024
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Torture of Black people in solitary confinement in North Carolina: report to UN Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent
November 1, 2024
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North Carolina brutalizes Black people with solitary confinement: report to UN Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent
October 31, 2024
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Standing with human rights defenders in rural immigration detention: report to UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders
August 26, 2024
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Inside the Black Hole: Systemic Human Rights Abuses Against Immigrants Detained & Disappeared in Louisiana
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