Families Deserve to Know Act mandates timely notifications to emergency contacts of deaths, serious illnesses, or injuries of individuals in U.S.

The Families Deserve to Know Act requires ICE to notify the next-of-kin or emergency contacts of individuals in its custody about their death, serious illness, serious injury, or hospitalization. Notifications must occur within 12 hours of the event, between 6:00 a.m. and midnight local time, and in a language understood by the recipient. The act outlines specific information to be included in these notifications, such as the cause of death, circumstances of the event, and details about medical care and facilities involved.

Families Deserve to Know Act mandates timely notifications to emergency contacts of deaths, serious illnesses, or injuries of individuals in U.S.

The Families Deserve to Know Act requires ICE to notify the next-of-kin or emergency contacts of individuals in its custody about their death, serious illness, serious injury, or hospitalization. Notifications must occur within 12 hours of the event, between 6:00 a.m. and midnight local time, and in a language understood by the recipient. The act outlines specific information to be included in these notifications, such as the cause of death, circumstances of the event, and details about medical care and facilities involved.