In a complaint filed by FFI and coalition of legal and advocacy organizations, 12 immigrants currently or previously detained in federal immigration custody at the Otay Mesa Detention Facility in San Diego have come forward to report severe mental health abuses at the hands of a psychologist whose pattern of negligence and misconduct further traumatized and endangered those who acknowledged risk of harm to themselves or others due to mental illness. Read the full complaint here.
Medical negligence at the Caroline Detention Center
Freedom for Immigrants filed a CRCL complaint and medical advocacy letter on behalf of a man detained at Caroline Detention Facility in Bowling Green, Virginia, who has systematically been denied both his mental health medication as well as access to a dentist for ongoing tooth issues. Read the full complaint here.