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They also said the DOJ has not reimbursed them for money already spent or made a decision on appeals.
In a statement, the DOJ told NPR the ongoing government shutdown is hindering its ability to do so.
The grant cancellations affected initiatives like school violence programs, training for police officers, and resources for domestic violence victims.
Amy Solomon, a former DOJ official, says the cuts were unprecedented.
Most of the groups NPR spoke with have had to lay off employees, dip into reserve funds, or shrink the services they offer.
They also said the DOJ has not reimbursed them for money already spent or made a decision on appeals.
In a statement, the DOJ told NPR the ongoing government shutdown is hindering its ability to do so.
Immigrant advocate groups in Chicago say some federal immigration officers are kicking in doors, dragging people out of cars, tear gassing and threatening them.
Ed Yonka is the director of public policy at the ACLU of Illinois.
An ICE spokesperson told NPR their officers are, quote, highly trained and act accordingly with law and policy.
The agency's most recent use-of-force policy notes that officers should only use force when, quote, no reasonably effective, safe, and feasible alternative appears to exist.
U.S. courts have said that the people taken to El Salvador got limited or no due process before they were sent there, something they are legally entitled to. And now that they're in El Salvador, the administration is saying they no longer have control over what happens to them.
U.S. courts have said that the people taken to El Salvador got limited or no due process before they were sent there, something they are legally entitled to. And now that they're in El Salvador, the administration is saying they no longer have control over what happens to them.
Yeah. So the mega prison that they were sent to is known as Seacott, and it is notorious. Human rights groups have reported torture and medical neglect in that prison and other Salvadoran prisons and say inmates are often denied due process and even contact with family and lawyers.
Yeah. So the mega prison that they were sent to is known as Seacott, and it is notorious. Human rights groups have reported torture and medical neglect in that prison and other Salvadoran prisons and say inmates are often denied due process and even contact with family and lawyers.
Yeah. So the mega prison that they were sent to is known as Seacott, and it is notorious. Human rights groups have reported torture and medical neglect in that prison and other Salvadoran prisons and say inmates are often denied due process and even contact with family and lawyers.
Michelle Deitch, director of the Prison and Jail Innovation Lab at the University of Texas at Austin, put that situation in perspective for me.