The National Immigrant Justice Center sent the following letter to all Illinois members of the U.S. House of Representatives.

The National Immigrant Justice Center appreciates efforts by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to work with non-governmental organizations as it developed standards for family immigration detention. The agency accepted several recommendations from NIJC and other organizations that will help to improve living conditions and access to legal counsel for the parents and children detained in family immigration facilities throughout the country. However, several problems remain and NIJC will continue to work with ICE to further improve the standards.

Recent revelations of deaths in immigration detention reflect systemic problems with the provision of health care.