ICE Issues New Policy on Transgender Detainees - Articles

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Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Jun 30, 2015

Federal immigration authorities will consider making decisions about housing, clothing and pronouns used for transgender detainees based on the gender they identify with, officials said yesterday. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) also will start tracking data for transgender detainees, train detention staff and draft individual plans for transgender detainees to deal with issues such as hormone therapy and safety. The move comes in the wake of criticism from advocates who say transgender individuals face an increased risk of sexual assault in detention. WRCB-TV has more from the Associated Press.