Homeland Security's inspector general called Friday for the immediate evacuation of an immigration detention facility in New Mexico, citing staff shortages and unsanitary conditions. But immigration officials disagreed, accusing the government watchdog of staging photos and publishing inaccurate information.
“We recommend the Acting Director of ICE immediately relocate all detainees from Torrance County Detention Facility and place no detainees there unless and until the facility ensures adequate staffing and appropriate living conditions,” the Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General said in a report.drew a highly unusual rebuke from U.S.
The OIG denied any wrongdoing and said its team “provided professional, independent oversight and has documented support for all reported findings.”The dispute over the Torrance County Detention Facility in Estancia, N.M., about 60 miles southeast of Albuquerque, poses a fresh challenge for Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.
The report said severe understaffing at Torrance prevented guards from properly monitoring detainees, threatening their safety. Inspectors said Torrance is supposed to have 245 full-time staff, but in early February almost half the positions were vacant, most in the area of security. The report said CoreCivic receives $2 million a month to house detainees in deportation proceedings, though the population is currently well below its previous capacity of more than 700 detainees.
ICE holds growing numbers of immigrants at private facilities despite Biden campaign promise to end practice
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