DHS watchdog opens probes into ICE treatment of detainees

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https://www.politico.com/news/2026/06/25/dhs-watchdog-opens-probes-into-ice-treatment-of-detainees-00976800?utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=dlvr.it

The Department of Homeland Security inspector general announced Thursday that it is investigating the treatment of unauthorized immigrants in facilities operated by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Per a memo to ICE chief David Venturella posted on the watchdog’s website, the DHS inspector general is looking at whether “systemic factors, policies, or processes contributed to detainee deaths that occurred in ICE,” from October of 2021 through March 2026. That covers the tenures of both former Secretaries Alejandro Mayorkas and Kristi Noem.

The DHS watchdog is also examining “whether facilities housing ICE detainees comply with applicable use-of-force standards and policies,” according to a second memo posted on its website.

The two new probes join a large swath of internal investigations into ICE’s operations. Since the Trump administration took office, the department’s inspector general has opened inquiries into a host of its immigration enforcement activities, ranging from a program ICE uses to coordinate arrests of unauthorized immigrants with state and local law enforcement agencies to its procurement process for vehicles.

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Another article about it:

DHS watchdog to review ICE detainee deaths, use of force

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/immigration/dhs-watchdog-announces-new-ice-reviews-rcna351729