Marquez-Velarde Guadalupe, Miller Gabe H, Aldana Marquez Beatriz, Shircliff Jesse E, Suárez Mario I
Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Utah State University, Logan, Utah, USA.
Department of Sociology and African American Studies Program, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, Mississippi, USA.
Transgend Health. 2024 Dec 16;9(6):591-600. doi: 10.1089/trgh.2022.0083. eCollection 2024 Dec.
In this article, we describe and illustrate the victimization experiences of transgender immigrants in the U.S. detention system.
We use two sources of data, (1) the 2015 U.S. Transgender Survey and (2) Immigration and Customs Enforcement government contracts and audit documentation, to gain a greater understanding of the experiences of transgender detainees in these facilities.
By connecting what is evidenced in these two data sources, we observe a systemic pattern of victimization that includes physical and sexual assault, long-term solitary confinement, as well as the denial of lifesaving gender-affirming services.
Immigrant detention centers are often mismanaged entities in which the well-being of detainees is hardly procured. The conditions are even more precarious and downright dangerous for transgender detainees. We conclude by recommending stringent penalties to facilities that endanger the well-being of detainees as well as an overall reform of the immigration system.
在本文中,我们描述并阐释了美国拘留系统中跨性别移民的受害经历。
我们使用了两种数据来源,(1)2015年美国跨性别者调查,以及(2)移民与海关执法局的政府合同及审计文件,以更深入了解这些设施中跨性别被拘留者的经历。
通过将这两个数据来源中的证据联系起来,我们观察到一种系统性的受害模式,包括身体和性侵犯、长期单独监禁,以及拒绝提供挽救生命的性别确认服务。
移民拘留中心往往管理不善,被拘留者的福祉几乎得不到保障。对于跨性别被拘留者来说,情况更加不稳定且极其危险。我们在结论中建议对危及被拘留者福祉的设施施以严厉处罚,并对移民系统进行全面改革。