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Committee agrees to draft memo urging review of ICE/CBP detention contract and operational fixes
Summary
After hearing DOC and member concerns about housing federal detainees under a contract with Customs and Border Patrol, the committee approved preparing a memo for the governor's office asking the administration to address capacity, staffing, reimbursement, language access and legal counsel in any renewed contract.
The Joint Justice Oversight Committee on July 16 agreed to prepare a memorandum to the executive branch asking that any contract or rider related to Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainees address several DOC operational and legal concerns.
Committee members and DOC staff described capacity and operational strains at statewide facilities that result when federal detainees are processed or transported without sufficient notice and staffing. Committee members said they want the executive branch to raise specific contract terms to protect Vermont…
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