Jon Ossoff

that multiple female immigration detainees at this facility had been subjected to unnecessary, invasive, and in some cases, non-consensual gynecological surgical procedures while in US detention.

Surgical procedures?

Surgical procedures.

Jesus Christ.

So I say all that to say that my efforts to investigate human rights abuses in prisons, jails, and detention facilities is not new.

This year, I opened a new inquiry anticipating that there would be an even higher level of brutality by this administration in these facilities.

Uh, and what we had found through July was more than 500 credible reports of human rights abuses in DHS detention facilities, including of pregnant women, children, some of whom were us citizens.

And the last thing I'll just say about this, because I think it just speaks to like the character of this administration is I released that report within like 90 minutes.

The administration just issued a blanket denial and basically said everything is fine in all of our facilities.

And this is all lies.

No, I mean, it's, it's just deny, deny, deny.

They do not care.

Um, and I, you know, it, it really saddens me to say it, but I think that there are some folks in this administration and at this white house who, um,

relish the brutality of the system they're creating.

No, there is to date zero pressure.

And the reality is that the slow motion annexation of the West Bank

has been the Likud and Netanyahu policy ongoing now for many, many years.

I mean, it is like a work in progress.

So, you know, I suppose that is a welcome statement, but I am pretty skeptical that it'll be met with any kind of policy.

One thing I do want to say about this while we're on the subject, and since we've been talking about the role of the press, is...