Report assails care of detainees with AIDS

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security provides inadequate care and treatment of illegal immigrant detainees with HIV/AIDS, according to a new survey by a civil rights group that was prompted by the July death of a transgender inmate at a San Pedro facility.

Human Rights Watch issued a 71-page report Friday to encourage the government to improve its screening and ongoing treatment of detainees with HIV/AIDS at government or privately contracted facilities that house about 30,000 illegal immigrants daily.

"Ensuring the welfare and safety of those in our custody is one of our top priorities," Kice said.