(4/4) "[This move] strips away an additional level of oversight for the human rights abuses happening every day under this administration," said Sarah Decker, our U.S. Senior Staff Attorney.

(3/4) The meeting was part of the UN’s Universal Periodic Review, a process where all 193 member states have their human rights records examined every 4–5 years. It’s extremely rare for a country not to attend.

(2/4) The US govt was supposed to submit a self-assessment and appear before other nations and NGOs to discuss issues like Pres. Trump's immigration crackdown, LGBTQ+ rights rollbacks, and the death penalty. It did neither.

(4/4) ICE’s own policies require timely medical care, access to prescriptions, and emergency hospitalization when needed. In reality, people held at the Buffalo Federal Detention Center report going weeks or even months without essential treatment.

(3/4) One of our clients, who suffers from end-stage renal disease, missed a dialysis session while detained at the Buffalo ICE jail. As a result, he had to be rushed to Buffalo’s Erie County Medical Center for emergency treatment.

(2/4) The Buffalo Federal Detention Center in Batavia, NY, holds up to 650 people and has no full-time doctor or dentist on-site. It has been operating over capacity for months, with more than 150 people waiting for outside medical care.

(2/2) “As a young person with special humanitarian protections, Carlos should’ve never been detained in the first place,” said Sarah Gillman, our Director of Strategic U.S. Litigation. “But like so many others, he was snatched from his community and disappeared to Louisiana." More information ⬇️.

(2/2) This International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists, we demand justice and accountability for all journalists who have been harassed, attacked, or killed simply for doing their jobs. #NotATarget

(5/5) “The conditions [were] horrible… I didn’t wash myself for seven days,” Kostak said. “It was like [a] nightmare. I think I’m asleep and see the worst nightmare of my life... [when will] I wake up? I lost three months of my life. I don’t want to lose my life again."

(4/5) Larysa has since been released. But the government is now appealing the bond order. Larysa's case is a clear example of how constitutional rights are being trampled by an administration bent on expanding mandatory detention.

(3/5) Larysa fled political persecution in Ukraine and has lived in the US for nearly two decades. But even after a federal judge found that she posed no danger or flight risk and ordered her release, the government refused to comply.

(2/5) This past June, Larysa attended what should have been a routine court hearing for her asylum case. Instead, ICE seized her w/out warning, transporting her 1,000+ miles away from her home and family in New York to a remote ICE jail in Louisiana.

(5/5) That's why earlier this month, we filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to uncover why NLEAD was shut down. The request is currently pending. More information ⬇️.

(4/5) “Dismantling the NLEAD enables problematic officers to jump from job to job, creating a culture of impunity and a greater risk of law enforcement overreach and abuse," said Delia Addo-Yobo, our U.S. Senior Staff Attorney.

(3/5) The rush to hire unvetted people comes after Pres. Trump dismantled the National Law Enforcement Accountability Database (NLEAD). NLEAD was designed to provide a national system to verify whether applicants for law enforcement have a history of serious misconduct in a previous position.

(2/5) “There is absolutely concern that some people are slipping through the cracks,” a current official from the Department of Homeland Security said. “What about the ones who don’t admit it?” the official said.