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DHS Office Shutdown Due to Funding Lapse
The Department of Homeland Security's internal detention oversight office is being wound down due to a funding lapse, despite an increase in detainee deaths and prolonged detentions.
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The office investigates detainee deaths and access to medical care, among other issues. It's being wound down, even as the number of detention deaths and length of detention stays has grown.
2026-05-07 19:05 UTC