🚨 Today, Government Accountability Project disclosed abuses about the Fort Bliss, Texas Emergency Intake Site for undocumented immigrant children by letter to federal oversight agencies on behalf of our whistleblower clients.
THREAD ⬇️
THREAD ⬇️
1/ While at Fort Bliss, our whistleblower clients and current federal civil servants were eyewitnesses to daily instances of gross mismanagement specifically endangering public health and safety.
Problems witnessed included:
Problems witnessed included:
2/ ➡️ Undue reliance on unskilled private contractor, Servpro, a fire and water damage repair company;
➡️ Mismanagement from overwhelming size and structure of dormitory tents; and
➡️ Oversight and case management failures.
➡️ Mismanagement from overwhelming size and structure of dormitory tents; and
➡️ Oversight and case management failures.
3/ Our clients reported these disturbing conditions to Department of Health and Human Services management and the agency’s Office of Inspector General.
No remedial action was taken while they were at Fort Bliss.
No remedial action was taken while they were at Fort Bliss.
4/ They commented: “After witnessing the dire conditions at Fort Bliss, we feel it is our obligation to speak out. Regardless of one’s views about immigration policy, the reality is that these unaccompanied children are here now and are in U.S. custody…”
5/5 “…HHS must act now to ensure the children are treated in a safe and humane manner.”
Read our full press release: whistleblower.org/press-release/…
Read our full press release: whistleblower.org/press-release/…
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