Saving Lives in ICE Detention–Government Contractors Blog Series

With the recent presidential election, violence in the Middle East, and intense natural disasters prominent in the current news cycle, it’s understandable that major legislation is getting overlooked. However, there is one bill in particular that the public should keep its eyes on due to its potential impact on all aspects of our politics, like government accountability, immigration, and even public health: S. 1524, the Expanding Whistleblower Protections for Contractors Act.

Although there is existing legislation aimed at protecting government contractors, it is lackluster at best. Contractors can still face roadblocks on the way to truth-telling, such as limited jury trials, blocklisting, retaliation, and even a dearth of protections for refusing to violate the law. However, the Expanding Whistleblower Protections for Contractors Act increases protections for jobs funded by taxpayer dollars and closes these loopholes for federal contractors to build greater transparency in our government.

At the beginning of 2020, the world went into lockdown as the deadly COVID-19 virus spread around the world. However, while we were social distancing, those being held in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention did not have that luxury. In these detention facilities, people were being held in overcrowded cells with no access to quarantine procedures, had little to no access to testing, and were often...

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