Monday, December 1, 2025

Gutting of key US watchdog could pave way for grave immigration abuses, experts warn

The federal watchdog system at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) that oversees complaints about civil rights violations, including in immigration detention, has been gutted so thoroughly that it could be laying the groundwork for the Trump administration to "abuse people with impunity", experts warn. 

Former federal oversight officials have sounded the alarm at the rapid dismantling of guardrails against human rights failures – at the same time as the government pushes aggressive immigration enforcement operations...

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/30/us-watchdog-human-rights-department-homeland-security


 

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