If someone is in immediate danger, call 911. To report abuse to the government directly: DHS Office of Inspector General hotline, 1-800-323-8603. Language
THE DETENTION FILES A public accountability project of LULAC
REPORT ABUSE

Your story is evidence.

If you, a family member, or a client experienced abuse, medical neglect, or retaliation in immigration detention, or if you work inside a facility and have seen it, you can report it here. You decide who sees it. Nothing about your immigration status is required.

Any facility, not only GEO or CoreCivic sites.

Choose one. You can change your choice later by contacting us, and we will never move a report to a wider tier without asking you first.

Optional: how to reach you

Never required. If you leave this blank, we cannot follow up, but your report still counts.

Retaliation is documented too. Reports of punishment for speaking up, including transfers, segregation, or loss of privileges, are treated as their own incident. Tell us if it happens.

Received. Reports in the attorneys-only tier are reviewed within five business days. If you gave us a way to reach you, we will use only that method.

Working inside a facility?

Employees, contractors, and medical providers have a separate channel. Reports from staff are held in the attorneys-only tier by default, counsel reviews whistleblower protections before any use, and we never contact your employer.

The honest fine print

  • Submitting a report does not create an attorney-client relationship and is not legal advice.
  • Records may be subject to legal process. Counsel is deciding how reports are stored and routed before public launch; until then, this form is a prototype and does not transmit data.
  • We will never ask for your immigration status, A-number, or documents to file a report.
  • If you need to find someone in ICE custody, use the ICE Online Detainee Locator System; we cannot locate people.