'ICE is required to meet basic standards of care for minor non-citizens in its custody... It repeatedly has demonstrated an inability to do so,' a letter from three major immigration advocacy groups states.
The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency has been accused of detaining an"alarming" number of infants at a rural Texas detention center without the level of care legally required.
In their letter, advocates say they have"grave concerns" about the lack of specialized medical care available to families at the Dilley facility. The advocacy groups also point out that medical and mental health experts, including DHS-ICE's Advisory Committee on Family Residential Centers, have"admonished the detention of young children, even for brief periods of time."
"Instead of pursuing noncustodial alternatives, to minimize harm and trauma, the administration would rather continue to exploit children to advance inhumane and harmful immigration policy objectives," the Physicians for Human Rights group said at the time.
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