Washington, D.C. Politicians recently wrote to the state urging either the implementation of solitary confinement in immigration detention facilities or the end of the process immediately.
Massachusetts Sens. On Friday, March 29, Ed Markey, Elizabeth Warren, and Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin wrote in a letter to ICE acting Deputy Director Patrick Lechleitner, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, and other people who are related to the issue that solitary confinement is “in clear contravention of international standards.”
More than 38, 000 people are held in isolation each morning, an boost of about 15 000 since President Joe Biden took office in 2021, according to a report from NBC News about the use of solitary confinement.
The senators expressed concern for prisoners in NBC’s report’s most vulnerable groups, including Gay people and those who have mental health and chronic health conditions.
According to ICE’s site,  , Medical and mental wellbeing remain the largest reasons why immigration prisoners are placed in segregation , followed by administrative and safe custody issues.
