Brzezinski: Horror Stories Coming Out of Detention Centers Are ‘Unspeakable’

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BRZEZINSKI: “The Trump Administration is reportedly shutting down federal efforts to monitor allegations of abuse at immigrant detention centers across the country as the deaths at the facilities continue to rise. Specifically, ‘HuffPost’ reported on an internal email indicating the Department of Homeland Security is closing an office tasked with investigating claims of abuse at such facilities. MS NOW has not independently seen that internal email. The report reveals that the Trump Administration blamed congressional budgeting for the office’s closure. In a statement to ‘HuffPost,’ a DHS agency spokesperson wrote, quote, ‘DHS did not shut down the Office of Immigration Detention Ombudsman — Congress did. The House passed the DHS appropriations bill without objection, and it was signed into law last week.’ ‘HuffPost’ reports that as of earlier this year, a record 73,000 people were being held in immigration detention centers. Last year, more than 30 people died in ICE custody, making it the deadliest year for ICE detainees since 2004. And so far this year, ICE has reported 18 deaths in custody, marking an even deadlier pace so far. And, Jonathan, just briefly, it’s very hard to get information from inside these detention centers, which they continue to build. I mean, it’s — it’s unspeakable, the horrors that are coming out, the stories that are coming out of these detention centers.”