Department of Homeland Security: Organizational Structure, Spending, and Staffing for the Health Care Provided to Immigration Detainees
Sub-Title:
Congressional TestimonyAuthor:
Alicia Puente CackleyPublisher:
DIANE Publishing CompanyPublication Date:
05-01-2010ISBN:
9781437915402Pages:
8Subjects:
Social SciencesAvailable as:
Paperback, 9781437915402Description:
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) was created in March 2003. From FY 2003 through FY 2007, the avg. daily population of detainees in ICE custody increased by about 40%, with the most growth occurring since FY 2005. In FY 2007, ICE held over 311,000 detainees at more than 500 detention facilities. This report provides: (1) a description of ICE's org. structure for providing health care services to detainees; (2) info. about ICE's annual spending and staffing resources devoted to the provision of health care for detainees, and the number of services provided; and (3) an assessment of whether ICE's mortality rate can be compared with the mortality rates of other entities that are responsible for holding certain persons, such as criminals.
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