U.S. Representatives Jared Polis (D-CO), Michael Quigley (D-IL), and 26 other members of Congress wrote a letter to the Government Accountability Office calling for an investigation into sexual abuse in the U.S. immigration detention system. The call to action was prompted by NIJC's filing with the government complaints of abuse of LGBT individiuals in immigration detention in April, and by other continued reports of abuse.
The Hill: Polis requests GAO study on sexual abuse of LGBT immigrants (1/10/2012)
PBS FRONTLINE: Members of Congress Urge Investigation into Sexual Abuse in Immigrant Detention Centers (1/10/2012)
LGBT Asylum News: US politicians protest treatment of LGBT immigration detainees (1/9/2012)
Office of Congressman Mike Quigley: Quigley, Polis Call for Investigation of Immigrant Detention Abuse (1/9/2012)
San Diego Gay & Lesbian News: Congressmen protest treatment of LGBT immigration detainees (1/10/2012)
The Gate (Chicago's Back of the Yards Neighborhood): Congress Members Call For Investigation Into Sexual Abuse In Immigrant Detention Centers (1/11/2012)
Denver Westword: Jared Polis wants investigation into abuse of LGBT immigrants in detention (1/9/2012)