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ICE’s Use of Full-Body Restraints During Deportations Raises Concerns over Inhumane Treatment
ICE continues using the WRAP restraint on deportation flights despite a 2023 civil rights report raising concerns over lack of policies and training, with multiple lawsuits citing harm to detainees.
- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has used full-body restraint suits called the WRAP during deportations, despite concerns about their inhumane treatment reported by multiple sources including the AP.
- A 2023 Department of Homeland Security report raised alarm over the lack of policies for the WRAP, citing potential psychological harm to detainees involved in deportations.
- Critics, including attorneys and former detainees, describe the experience in the WRAP as traumatic and dehumanizing, echoing concerns about treatment and safety during deportations.
- The use of the WRAP raises serious concerns about potential psychological harm to detainees, with testimonies describing traumatic experiences during deportation flights.
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The device, known as “WRAP” or “human wrapper”, is used by the Immigration and Customs Control Service during deportations and faces complaints of human rights violations
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Independent EspañolThe Nigerian man described how he was woken up with other detainees in September in the middle of the night. Officials of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Control Service (ICE) put shackles on their hands and feet,...
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ICE’s use of full-body restraints during deportations raises concerns over inhumane treatment
The Nigerian man described being roused with other detainees in September in the middle of the night. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers clasped…
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