DHS Admits Critical ICE Surveillance Footage Was Never Recorded, Not Lost in System Crash
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Summary
The Department of Homeland Security has revealed that two weeks of critical surveillance footage from an ICE detention center was never recorded, contradicting earlier claims that it was lost in a system crash. DHS attorneys argue the footage would be irrelevant anyway because conditions have improved since the alleged abuse incident. This revelation comes in an ongoing class action lawsuit against ICE officials, highlighting serious evidence retention problems within the immigration enforcement system.
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It is also arguing that, had the footage been recorded, it would be irrelevant because prisoner living conditions have improved since the time it was supposed to be recorded.
The filings, made by U.S. attorneys on behalf of Greg Bovino, Kristi Noem, and other DHS officials, are the latest in an ongoing class action lawsuit.
Court records reveal the incredibly sad state of ICE's evidence retention systems.
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