custody. the use of restrictive housing in i.c.e. detention facilities is exkeyedingly rare, but at times necessary, what this report shows, guys, it really raises the question of whether i.c.e. is following its own policy, solitary confinement is supposed to be a last resort. as you heard from that whistleblower right there, she says it s oftentimes a first resort. is there any oversight, we are learning, is who is supposed to provide oversight for this. the dhs employee says she has sounded the alarm for years. she has sent memos up the chain. she actually alerted senator chuck grassley s office and senator franken back in 2015. they wrote a letter to i.c.e., sofaer in her words the response has been quote muted. that s why she is speaking out now. that s why she wants to call attention to this problem. especially with the surge in numbers at the border. this is really important. thanks to our investigative
detained migrants across the u.s., newly obtained document on the widespread use of sol dharry confinement, showing more than 8,000 cases over a five-year period, only half of these involve punishment for moving violations, the other half unrelated to disciplinary concerns and a man was sent to solitary for what i.c.e. describes as safety reasons. the department of homeland security is speaking publicly for the first time about a system she says involves widespread abuse of humans. solitary confinement was being used as the first resort, not the last resort. so why are you speaking up now? because if i didn t speak up, i don t think i could live with myself. i.c.e. responding saying they are firmly exited to the safety and welfare of all of those in its custody. the use of restrictive housing in i.c.e. detention facilities
us interpret them. jennifer hunt is a professor of economics at rutgers university and her current research focuses on immigration and wage inequality. now to an nbc nbc news exclusive. while the administration is unveiling the immigration plan, patrick shanahan is expected to sign a request for the military to build tents at six locations along the border to house 7,500 detained migrants. as for those who will be overseeing operations at these facilities, deft department spokesman chris mitchell released the following statement. dod will not provide detention or custodial support for detained aliens at these i.c.e. detention facilities. i.c.e. is responsible for detention or custodial support. abc news has confirmed a fourth guatemalan child has died since december since being detained. according to the guatemalan consulate, the 2-year-old and his mother were detained around april 5th. shortly after his apprehension, the young boy showed symptoms of
cash! katie: in terms of this deal, it s pretty garbage. $1 billion for 55 miles of fencing that still allows people to get through it? what s the point of that? harris: it s mostly a vehicle fence line. it can hold back some people. katie: on the issue of the beds. democrats were rightly concerned about the overcrowding of these i.c.e. detention facilities on the board last year. the ministers and came back and said, we will get $5 billion so we can get beds. we will have a more humane system because we have to detain these people. they are coming into this country on orderly and illegally. another want to put a cap on it so anybody can just come into the country and be released into the interior? that s insane. harris: i had a pretty terse back and forth yesterday with the democrat congressman from california. normally we are all smiles with each other, garamendi. at one point he was arguing that the number of beds would not be cut for people who have not committed further
house correspondent boris sanchez. good to see you, boris. the president is getting ready to make a trip to the border tomorrow. what can you tell us? reporter: hey there, fred. yeah, the president is going to be speaking in el paso, texas. we will likely hear him bash democrats. it is still to be a question what the president will say to the american people just five days, four days before a second potential government shutdown. more on that in a second. what i can tell you is talks so far between democrats and republicans have slowed down. sources have indicated that they are at an impasse over a proposed cap from democrats on the number of beds at i.c.e. detention facilities. a republican source has indicated the number democrats are proposing is so low that i.c.e. agents would not be able to do their jobs. democrats have argued they have already offered concessions to republicans on a number of issues, and this is something that they want. the acting chief of staff, mick mulvaney