ICE revises detention standards to allow AI communication tools and $1/day detainee pay, citing contractor burden reduction
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Summary
ICE has released revised detention standards that allow contractors to use AI tools for detainee communication and continue paying detainees $1 per day for "voluntary work." The agency says the changes aim to "reduce the burden on our detention operators," while experts argue they primarily help contractors limit legal liability, reduce costs, and gain operational flexibility without improving conditions for roughly 60,000 detainees. The revisions come amid record numbers of deaths in ICE detention facilities.
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· 3 pulledICE said the standards... were revised with input from partners to 'reduce the burden on our detention operators.'
Experts said the changes would help contractors limit legal liability, reduce costs and get more operational flexibility while doing little, if anything, to improve conditions for roughly 60,000 people currently detained.
The revisions come as ICE detention facilities are reporting deaths in unprecedented numbers.
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