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According to ACL (American Civil Liberties) union three immigrant women were sexually assaulted while in the Custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Texas.
The ACL Union has released government documents that revealed that there have been as many as 200 allegations of Sexual abuse of immigration detainees jailed at detention centers across the country since 2007.
Mark Whitburn, senior staff attorney for the ACLU of Texas said “Immigrants in detention are uniquely vulnerable to abuse — and those holding them in custody know it. Many do not speak English … and may not be aware of their rights, or they may be afraid to exercise them.”
The document did not mention any specific dates of any of the alleged assaults, which also includes the sexual harassment of the three who are plaintiffs in the class action suit. The three women are known by the names Sarah Doe, Kimberly Doe and Raquel Doe.
The ACLU called on the federal government to take specific steps to ensure that detainees in government custody are fully protected.
Lisa Graybill, legal director of the ACLU of Texas, said “The fact that these women sought sanctuary in the United States — only to find abuse at the hands of officials they thought would protect them — is wholly inconsistent with America’s self-proclaimed reputation as a beacon of human rights,”
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