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lunes, mayo 05, 2008
66 people died in ICE custody 2004-2007

Escrito PorDaniela a las 11:21 AM |  Comentar |  Imprimir |  Enviar a Correo

The New York Times published a review of ICE documents which show that 66 people died in the immigration agency’s custody from 2004 through November 2007.

From the article—

Along with 13 deaths cited as suicides, 14 as the result of various cardiac ailments and 9 related to H.I.V. and AIDS, the list includes cryptic causes of death like “unresponsive” and “undetermined.” The list does not mention the immigrants’ nationalities or where they lived in the United States. Some names and birth dates appear garbled

(...) There are more than 300 detention centers around the country, but one private operator, the Corrections Corporation of America, had 13 deaths in its centers, including 5 at one in Eloy, Ariz. One locally run detention center, Hampton Roads Regional Jail in Portsmouth, Va., had 4 deaths, and another, Kern County’s Lerdo Detention Complex in Bakersfield, Calif., had 3.

The government produced the list after a Congressional hearing last fall into medical care and deaths in immigration custody.


 
   
Comentarios
usa95  dijo...
Okay, so that is an average of 22 per year. Given the number of people detained, those are some pretty good numbers. I applaud ICE and DHS for being professional and humane. Lots of people die who arrive at a hospital ER for treatment. Inmates die in correctional facilities. Students dies on campus. Death is a part of life. It is not unpreventable. Why doesn't MATT post info about all the US citizens who have died at the hands of illegal aliens and criminals who had no right to be in this country? www.immigrationshumancost.org
05 mayo, 2008 02:05:18 PM

miss_irene  dijo...
The economies of Chile, Argentina and Costa Rica are all booming. So is the economy of Spain -- or was, until just very recently. All of these nations could give quite a few Mexicans jobs -- and Mexicans could get better jobs in those countries than they could in the US because they already speak the langauge. They prefer the US because we have birthright citizenship and generous welfare benefits, and because it doesn't take much effort to get here.
05 mayo, 2008 06:05:34 PM

bob123  dijo...
If thats the case then way are people from Chile,Argentina and Costa Rica doing in the United States thats a story some one made up
16 mayo, 2008 05:05:04 PM

bob123  dijo...
The military there the ones that matter the most the immigrates there here to WORK people in the united states that complain are LAZY come on guys lets be honest
16 mayo, 2008 05:05:38 PM

bob123  dijo...
Im from the UNITED STATES born and rised But the people from MEXICO Are my people or if you want to say it this way my BLOOD
16 mayo, 2008 05:05:00 PM



 
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