The decision for the Biden administration to shut down a South Georgia ICE facility came on Thursday after years of women at the facility as well as advocates claimed medical abuse.
U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said in a statement that the federal agency has an obligation to improve the country’s civil immigration detention system.
Advocates have sounded the alarm of medical neglect and inhumane treatment for years.
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