DHS inspector general finds detainee care failures at five ICE facilities

The DHS Office of Inspector General released report OIG-18-32 on December 14, 2017, documenting serious treatment and medical care failures at five ICE detention facilities after unannounced inspections. Inspectors found expired and moldy food, long waits for medical care, detainee misclassification, and inadequate use of language services. ICE accepted recommendations but the report established a documented pattern of preventable harm that the agency had failed to address under its self-policing model.