'You can't just show up and say, 'Let me in,' in general,' noted attorney Robyn Barnard of Human Rights First.
The conditions at government-run detention centers along the southern border have once again drawn scrutiny, following reports of unsanitary conditions, and an in-court claim from a Trump administration attorney that the government should not be required to provide basics like toothbrushes and blankets for detainees.
"In theory, anyone who wanted to visit a detained person could ask to do so," Aaron Morris, Executive Director of Immigration Equality told. He noted that facilities run and contracted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement "generally have visitation policies allowing for someone to visit a detained person, even if you don't actually know that person. Of course, the detained immigrant must agree to do so.
The consensus among the experts we talked to was that community groups and advocacy organizations offered the best opportunity for anyone wishing to visit an ICE facility. Barnard, who said her organization regularly arranges group visits to detention centers for stakeholders, cautioned that ICE or the ICE-contracted facility operator may try to"stage manage" pre-arranged visits to only show what they want to be seen."They also often limit access to interview actual individuals detained inside, which is the only way you get actual realistic information," said Barnard.
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