As deaths in immigration detention rise and new facilities rapidly expand, the Trump administration has slashed oversight mechanisms within the Department of Homeland Security.

Advocates, including RFK Human Rights, warn that the gutting of key accountability offices mandated by Congress puts lives at risk due to the “inhumane conditions, medical neglect, and abuse in some federal detention facilities.” Lawsuits filed this spring argue the administration is unlawfully eliminating independent watchdogs just as detention operations are accelerating. 

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