ICE Hires Dozens Of Health Workers As Custody Deaths Mount And Oversight Shrinks

Politico reports, via MSNBC, that ICE is rapidly hiring health care staff for immigration detention centers as lawsuits and deaths in custody rise, while DHS oversight offices face layoffs. Supporters say the hires address medical gaps; critics warn weakened accountability could worsen risks and fail to prevent further fatalities. The story situates the hiring within a national detention expansion and renewed scrutiny of detainee medical care.