ICE Has Stopped Reporting Number of Trans People in Custody

ICE has stopped reporting number of trans people in custody

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ICE Has Stopped Reporting How Many Transgender People It Holds In Custody

Immigration officials no longer report the number of transgender people in their custody, as advocates warn that the decision hampers efforts to ensure queer people’s safety in the nation’s rapidly escalating immigration detention regime. The Vera Institute for Justice recently reported that starting in February, shortly after President Donald Trump took office, U.S. Source