Trump administration officials have vowed that there will be no change to “essential” ICE operations during the ongoing government shutdown - but the office that inspects detention centers to ensure humane standards has gone dark.
ICE, thanks a massive $170 billion infusion of funds to its parent agency the Department of Homeland Security this summer, is in a better financial position than most government agencies at the moment, but that hasn’t stopped officials from temporarily shuttering ICE’s Office of Detention Oversight, despite an ongoing surge in detainee deaths
