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ICE Death Reporting Policy Under Fire | Washington DC News
Virginia joins 22 other states in a fierce push to stop the federal government from quietly burying the truth about immigrant deaths after ICE release — a move critics say is designed to hide abuse and avoid accountability. Once, ICE had to notify Congress and investigate suspicious deaths, especially when medical neglect was suspected. Now, with detention numbers soaring and conditions worsening, attorneys general warn this rollback lets facilities off the hook by releasing critically ill detainees just before they die — avoiding scrutiny entirely. DHS calls it a “common-sense”…
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