Whistleblowers have revealed severe drug problems within the White House Medical Unit, including the dispensing of stimulants and sedatives without proper records. Additionally, concerns have been raised about the lack of medical care at Customs and Border Protection (CBP) facilities, leading to the preventable death of 8-year-old Anadith Danay Reyes Álvarez in CBP custody. The whistleblowers highlighted mismanagement in CBP's medical service contract, endangering migrants' lives.
The whistleblowers said CBP’s leadership knew that Loyal Source Government Services, which holds the medical contract, failed to deliver quality care. https://t.co/1YNhuA6yLp
The disclosures came in a 32-page document submitted to Congress by the Government Accountability Project on behalf of the whistleblowers, who said “chaotic management” in CBP’s medical affairs is endangering migrants’ lives. https://t.co/1YNhuA6yLp
The whistleblowers also said Customs and Border Protection’s mismanagement of its medical service contract contributed to the factors that cost an 8-year-old migrant girl her life last year while she was in CBP custody. https://t.co/1YNhuA60VR
A long-awaited inspector general’s report released last month faulted previous White House medical teams for widely dispensing sedatives, stimulants and failing to maintain records on potent drugs including fentanyl. https://t.co/RJRnEmdt57
White House's rampant drug use exposed https://t.co/98pFD43YN4 https://t.co/JL9T0Q5SNe
White House's rampant drug use exposed: Whistleblowers say president's pharmacy - run by 'Dr Feelgood' - doled out stimulants to aides in zip-lock baggies using fake aliases https://t.co/3bHzS4HhZj https://t.co/yDLUgvqmkB
There is no excuse to delay or deny medical treatment to migrants in CBP custody, especially in the case of children like Anadith Danay Reyes Álvarez. As Chair of @JudiciaryDems, I will continue to press CBP for answers. We must ensure basic services in our detention facilities. https://t.co/agSUxd5ulQ
NEWS: CBP and Loyal Source staff whistleblowers indicate CBP has failed to provide proper medical care at facilities for years—leading to the preventable death of 8-year-old Anadith Danay Reyes Álvarez in custody last May. Changes must be made to protect migrants in govt custody.
White House Medical Unit’s ‘severe and systemic’ drug problems detailed - The Washington Post https://t.co/2UXimpj1cw