Medical Care of Detained Immigrants

Medical Care of Detained Immigrants

The number of immigrants detained in the United States each year has tripled since the September eleventh attacks, but medical spending has not kept pace. A Washington Post investigation raises questions about dozens of deaths and the...

The number of immigrants detained in the United States each year has tripled since the September eleventh attacks, but medical spending has not kept pace. A Washington Post investigation raises questions about dozens of deaths and the treatment of sick immigrants in custody.

Guests

Dana Priest

investigative reporter for "The Washington Post" and author of "The Mission: Waging War and Keeping Peace with America's Military"

Amy Goldstein

national social policy reporter for "The Washington Post"

Gary Mead

acting director of detention and removal operations for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Tom Jawetz

immigration detention staff attorney at the American Civil Liberties Union's National Prison Project

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