President Donald Trump's Immigration and Customs Enforcement has hired a contractor who was allegedly involved in torturing inmates at Guantanamo Bay, and news of the hire left a legal expert aghast on Sunday.
The Guardian reported that ICE has hired MVM Inc, a U.S.-based contractor, to assist in tracking down immigrant children who are in the country. A document reviewed by the outlet reveals that the contractor's job is to "confirm the children’s location, school enrollment and overall wellness, including checking for signs of abuse or trafficking."
"It’s really deplorable," Michael Lukens, the executive director of the Amica Center for Immigrant Rights, told the outlet. "It’s really concerning.”
Michael Popok, a lawyer and host of the podcast "The Intersection with Michael Popok," was aghast on Sunday as he reacted to the report in a new episode.
"Looks like Immigration and Customs Enforcement is in the torture of children business," Popok said.
" At the core of bad and inhumane policy by the Trump administration, there are contractors and vendors that we need to call out," he added. "There are people making a profit, exploiting the suffering of other human beings."
"How many heartbreaking scenes do we have to see about ICE and people working for ICE taking preschoolers and 5-year-olds away from their families, or using them as props, as human shields to get the parent to open the door without a warrant to take them away?" Popok added. "Where does it end?"