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“The detention communication system should apply when a person in DHS immigration custody is not free to leave, including when they are held by government officials, contractors, subcontractors, or the military.”
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“People in DHS immigration custody should get a private chance within 5 hours after detention or transfer to contact a lawyer, a possible lawyer, or their consulate.”
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“Detention communication access should cover phone calls, email, video, and other electronic ways to share information, rather than only traditional telephone calls.”
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“Detention facilities should be able to set consistent limits on when, where, and how outgoing calls or electronic messages happen, and they should give those limits to detained people and make them available for public inspection.”
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“People in DHS immigration custody should get at least 200 free outgoing minutes each month to contact close family, and incoming calls should not reduce those outgoing minutes.”
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“Detention facilities should not set total minute caps for communication with legal representatives or use fixed time limits or automatic shutoffs to end those legal contacts.”
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“Existing settlement agreements about detention conditions should stay in force and should not be weakened or changed by new communication protections.”
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“People in DHS immigration custody should be able to privately contact government offices that investigate detention conditions and complaints, including DHS watchdog, inspector general, and civil rights offices.”
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“People in DHS immigration custody should get a free 10-minute way to tell close family where they are within 5 hours after detention or transfer, and officials should keep helping if the first try does not reach family.”
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“DHS should stop staff from discouraging, punishing, or blocking detained people when they use protected communication options or pay for extra calls to other contacts.”
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“People in DHS immigration custody should be able to contact lawyers, immigration courts, related courts, refugee officials, needed document offices, detention watchdogs, and ICE complaint intake for free without a minute limit.”
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