US EditionDemocratic senators demand answers on ICE’s use of full-body restraints on deportation flights
- On Thursday, 11 Democratic U.S. senators wrote top immigration officials raising human rights concerns about deportation flights and asked ICE to stop using the WRAP full-body restraint until policies are clarified.
- This month, the Associated Press found ICE used full-body restraints on deportation flights, sometimes for hours, Van Hollen and U.S. Sens. Warren, Booker, Padilla, and Duckworth said.
- Lawsuits allege federal lawsuits claim incorrect WRAP use amounts to punishment and even `torture`, while the AP identified a dozen fatal cases where autopsies linked restraint to deaths.
- ICE declined to provide records documenting WRAP use, and the Department of Homeland Security has not answered detailed questions from the Associated Press.
- Records show the Department of Homeland Security paid Safe Restraints Inc. $268,523 for WRAP purchases, with about 91% spent under the two Trump administrations.
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Senators raise concerns over deportation secrecy
WASHINGTON — A "near-total secrecy" surrounding deportation flights and the use of full-body restraints onboard is raising "serious human rights concerns," a group of 11 Democratic U.S. senators wrote in a letter Thursday to top immigration officials.
Illinois Senator Tammy Duckworth among a group of Senators concerned about restraints used on deportation flights from the U.S.
A “near-total secrecy” surrounding deportation flights and the use of full-body restraints onboard is raising “serious human rights concerns,” a group of 11 Democratic U.S. senators wrote in a letter Thursday to top immigration officials. U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland called upon U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to provide a full accounting of its air operations and to stop using the black and yellow restraints known as the WRAP…
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