{"id":123646,"date":"2026-05-07T18:44:13","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T21:44:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/dhs-blames-funding-lapse-for-shutdown-of-internal-detention-oversight-npr\/"},"modified":"2026-05-07T18:44:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T21:44:15","slug":"dhs-blames-funding-lapse-for-shutdown-of-internal-detention-oversight-npr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/en\/dhs-blames-funding-lapse-for-shutdown-of-internal-detention-oversight-npr\/","title":{"rendered":"DHS blames funding lapse for shutdown of internal detention oversight : NPR"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The internal Department of Homeland Security office that oversees detention facilities<\/a> and conditions is winding down its operations \u2014 even as the administration places more people in detention, and for longer stints.<\/p>\n

Congress created the Office of Immigration Detention Ombudsman (OIDO) in 2019 to investigate detainee deaths, detainee access to medical care, and employee misconduct, among other issues.<\/p>\n

In a statement to NPR, DHS said the office shut down because of the current funding lapse in Congress targeting immigration enforcement.<\/p>\n

Congress last week finally ended<\/a> the longest agency shutdown in U.S. history, agreeing to fund most parts of DHS \u2014 but excluding some immigration enforcement functions.<\/p>\n