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Senate Investigation Finds Hundreds of Human Rights Violations at Immigration Jails

HeadlineAug 06, 2025

As detained people speak out against abusive conditions in federal immigration custody, a monthslong investigation has compiled reports of hundreds of human rights violations at immigration jails nationwide, including physical and sexual abuse, as well as violence against detained children and pregnant people. The probe was led by the office of Georgia Democratic Senator Jon Ossoff. 

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