Setareh Ghandehari

Setareh Ghandehari

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Setareh Ghandehari is the advocacy director at Detention Watch Network, an organization dedicated to reducing the use of detention in the immigration system. She has been an outspoken critic of the expansion of immigrant detention facilities, particularly the use of Guantánamo Bay for migrant detention, highlighting the ethical concerns of corporate involvement in immigration enforcement and the treatment of detainees.

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Setareh Ghandehari from Detention Watch Network lamented the loss of lives at the hands of ICE.

Muere migrante mexicano con leucemia bajo custodia de ICE
El Universal·MexicoMexico· 2026-07-31
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Setareh Ghandehari, advocacy director of the Detention Watch Network, criticized ICE detention conditions.

Ice detainees death toll reaches 16 amid concerns over ‘horrendous’ conditions | US immigration
The Guardian·United KingdomUnited Kingdom· 2025-09-26
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Setareh Ghandehari has highlighted the poor living conditions of detainees in detention centers.

Las dos grandes empresas que están haciendo un gran negocio con las políticas de deportación de migrantes de Trump
Prensa Libre – major Guatemalan newspaper, est. 1951·GuatemalaGuatemala· 2025-04-29
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Setareh Ghandehari, director of advocacy for Detention Watch Network, commented on the government's strategy regarding immigrants.

Trump encerra programa que ajudava imigrantes de Cuba, Venezuela e outros países a trabalhar nos EUA
O Estado de S. Paulo (Estadão)·LiechtensteinLiechtenstein· 2025-03-22
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Setareh Ghandehari is the advocacy director at Detention Watch Network.

Revealed: US firm running Guantánamo migrant jail accused over rights abuses | US immigration
The Guardian·United KingdomUnited Kingdom· 2025-02-20
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