US to close watchdog office for federal immigration detention abuses

Reuters: The Office of the Immigration Detention Ombudsman, which was gutted ‌last year when Trump targeted oversight offices, is now being closed, the Department of Homeland Security said.

“DHS did not shut down the Office of Immigration Detention Ombudsman – Congress ​did. The House passed the DHS appropriations bill without objection, and ​it was signed into law last week,” the DHS said…

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