Democratic Lawmakers Urge Investigations into Sexual Assault Claims in Immigration Detention

Lawmakers wrote that victims must have a path to legal recourse and rejected any coordinated attempts to eliminate the evidence of wrongdoing.

More than 70 Democratic lawmakers have urged federal officials to more vigorously investigate sexual assault claims in immigration detention facilities, including the nearly 2,000-bed center in Adelanto.

Authors
Shea Johnson
Type
News
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Terms
Staff sexual misconduct
Staff inmate relations
Immigration