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ongress of Hir Uniteb gtafes asilingtoll, ME 203515 May 6, 2025 The Honorable Joseph V. Cuffari Inspector General U.S. Department of Homeland Security 245 Murray Lane SW Washington, DC 20528 Dear Inspector General Cuffari: We write to request an immediate investigation into the conditions and practices at immigration detention facilities in the state of Louisiana, particularly those used by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement(ICE)in partnership with private prison contractors. Over the past several months, multiple reports have emerged documenting serious violations of due process, endangerment of vulnerable individuals, and systemic neglect of medical and legal obligations within Louisiana's immigration detention system. These include: • The expedited deportation of asylum-seeking mothers—some with U.S. citizen children and children undergoing active cancer treatment—without notice, legal review, or opportunity for family contact.' • Reports of detainees being held in hotel rooms and staging facilities with no access to attorneys, family, or medical care prior to deportation. • Allegations of medical neglect, including women experiencing miscarriages without care, patients with cancer left untreated, and children detained in adult facilities. • Serious claims of abuse, including sexual misconduct by staff against women wearing religious attire. • A pattern of ICE and facility officials obstructing legal representation, withholding information about detainees' whereabouts, and operating with little to no oversight. These conditions are not isolated but reflect a larger breakdown in DHS's detention operations in Louisiana. According to civil rights attorneys and local monitors, thousands of people pass through these facilities annually, the vast majority without legal representation, independent medical evaluation, or basic human dignity.' Levy,M. (2025,April 26).Mothers deported by U.S. say they didn't know they were giving up their children.AP News. https://apnews.com/article/immigration-mothers-deported-d8c5cO353cl8e9eeOc228eal5eO2d759 z Robert F.Kennedy Human Rights(2024,August 26).Inside the black hole:Systemic human rights abuses against immigrants detained&disappeared in Louisiana. https://www.laaclu.org/sites/default/files/inside—the—black hole V stemic_human_rights_abuses_against_immigrant s detained disappeared in louisiana.pdf s Mass,L.,&Yanik,M. (2025, April 29). Opinion I Immigrants From Around the Countty Keep Getting Detained in Louisiana. The New York Times. hUs://www.Mtimes.com/2025/04/29/opinion/immigrants-louisiana-ice- detention.html