‘Black Box’: Trump Administration Moves To Wipe Out ICE Watchdog

Visits by independent offices and members of Congress provide a window to detainment conditions that immigrants call torture

By: NJ Spotlight News

Outlets: New Jersey Urban News

Published: June 3, 2026

Words: 1,261

Last Updated: 1 week, 1 day ago

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Benjamin J. Hulac, Washington Correspondent (NJ Spotlight)

WASHINGTON — During the first year and a half of the current Donald Trump presidency, the administration hollowed out a federal office that inspected immigrant detention centers to ensure adequate medical, food, language and safety standards.

The Office of the Immigration Detention Ombudsman was established by Congress during Trump’s first term. An independent unit within the Department of Homeland Security, the office could arrive unannounced at places like …

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