Report criticizes care of detainees with AIDS
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security provides inadequate care for illegal immigrant detainees with HIV or AIDS, according to a new report by a civil rights group.
Human Rights Watch issued the report to encourage the government to improve its screening and treatment of infected detainees at government or privately contracted facilities that house about 30,000 immigrants daily. The survey was prompted by the July death of a transgender inmate at a San Pedro facility.
“We found the medical care in three types of facilities, representing nine states, was delayed, interrupted or inconsistent,” said Megan McLemore, who authored the report.
Virginia Kice, a spokeswoman for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, said the agency disagreed with the report's findings. Kice said that “ensuring the welfare and safety of those in our custody is one of our top priorities.”
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