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Tuesday, May 05, 2026

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.

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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.

#1 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-05-05 01:11 AM | Reply

Politico reported the following mishegoss regarding DHS:

"Justice Department attorney Kevin Bolan profusely apologized to Rhode Island-based US District Judge Melissa DuBose for an inflammatory press release posted last week by DHS, which Bolan acknowledged "simply was not true."

USDJ Melissa DuBose stated that the nefarious Trumpf junta had put her security at risk by posting that "patently false" allegation that she knowingly released an ICE detainee with an international warrant for murder."

The poisonous DHS screed: Trumpf Junta Meanness and Recklessness

The Honorable US District Judge Melissa DuBose:


#2 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-05-05 01:38 AM | Reply

Sounds pretty fascist to me

#3 | Posted by hamburglar at 2026-05-05 01:58 AM | Reply

Did you really expect the Gestapo to have an online complaints portal?

Given our inability to get solid information on an even as large as the Iran war, I shudder at the information vacuum that's likely in store for ICE/CBP ratcheting up the abuse after this.

Our only hope is people filming and posting to social media, but I'm not terribly confident in that either.

#4 | Posted by jpw at 2026-05-05 03:04 AM | Reply

Jeepers, why would criminals shut down the people watching over them?

#5 | Posted by Nixon at 2026-05-05 12:52 PM | Reply

... Trump Administration Closes Watchdog Office For Immigration Detention Abuse ...

Quelle surprise.

The cruelty seems to be the purpose.

#6 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-05-05 07:00 PM | Reply

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