ICE’s Use of Solitary Confinement "Only Increasing" Under Biden

A new report by Harvard University -affiliated researchers and the nonprofit group Physicians for Human Rights found the dangerous confinements have not only persisted over the past decade , but also increased in frequency and duration under the Biden administration.

The report highlights the gap between President Joe Biden ’s campaign rhetoric and the lived reality of an estimated 3,000 immigrant detainees held in isolation last year .

The new report highlights ICE ’s troubling use of solitary confinement for “medical isolation” of detainees who are sick, disabled, or experiencing a mental health crisis.

The report is a collaboration between Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinical Program , Harvard Medical School , and Physicians for Human Rights .

In 2019 , ICIJ and The Intercept identified at least 373 instances of detainees being placed in isolation due to suicide risk.