The closure of the ombudsman's office adds to the lack of oversight of immigration jails nationwide, despite the Trump administration's efforts to surge detention capacity.
Both headlines are from today.
-- Adam Isacson (@adamisacson.com) May 4, 2026 at 5:27 PM
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"The DHS Office of the Immigration Detention Ombudsman public-facing website, which advised the families and attorneys of detainees on how to file complaints, was down as of Monday afternoon. Even basic informational webpages explaining the office's responsibilities appeared to have been taken offline. A leaked email attributed the closure to a lack of funding in the recent Homeland Security appropriations bill that ended the shutdown affecting the agency."
Plenty of funds in DHS for military-grade weapons and equipment, but none for inspections or oversight. ICE is not NICE.
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