Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may
consume. Mr. Chairman, my amendment would prohibit the Department of Homeland
Security from entering into contracts
with privatized immigration detention facilities for fiscal year 2018. A study done by the Homeland Security Advisory Council's Subcommittee
on Privatized Immigration Detention Facilities found that privatized
detention facilities experienced a multitude of issues, including
deficiencies in staffing, subpar medical care, inefficient abuse
reporting systems, and a lack of transparency. Further, an in-depth report on two of the country's private detention
facilities show further injustices, such as inadequate access to legal
information and services. It is best that DHS is prohibited from doing business with these
facilities until these issues are resolved and it is shown that these
facilities meet ICE's Performance-Based National Detention Standards.
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