"One among said programs is Alternatives to Detention (ATD), which since 2004 has served as a "more humane" option for lower risk individuals facing removal from the United States, allowing those in the program to wait for their court date at home rather than being stuffed into a detention facility. The trade off, of course, is intense surveillance from ICE, through monitoring devices exclusively provided and operated by BI Inc."
"whose private prison-building parent company Geo Group has a not-at-all incestuous habit of hiring former ICE and DHS officials. Trouble is, given the frenzy of additional deportation activity, detentions and fully justified fear whipped up by Trump Admin 2.0, the monitoring devices long employed by ICE through ATD are causing a new spate of problems when it comes to providing medical care for immigrants coming to U.S. hospitals,"
Alternatives to Detention (ATD) has allowed lower-risk immigration cases to wait at home rather than in detention since 2004. The program relies on intensive electronic monitoring devices exclusively provided and operated by BI Inc., whose parent company Geo Group hires former ICE and DHS officials. Increased deportation activity and fear under the current administration have made immigrants reluctant to seek medical care. The monitoring devices and surveillance are creating new problems for hospitals and medical providers, potentially leading to serious harm for affected patients.
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