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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The Press of Atlantic City
Citing AP investigation, senators demand answers on use of full-body restraints during deportations
A group of 11 Democratic U.S. senators has raised concerns about the use of full-body restraints on deportation flights. They say this practice raises serious human rights issues. U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland has called on ICE to…
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…
The "nearly total secrecy" around deportation flights and the use of complete body restrictions on board is generating "serious human rights concerns," wrote a group of 11 Democratic senators on Thursday in a letter addressed to top immigration officials.
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