The Conditions In ICE Detention Centers
A record number of people are being detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
And the conditions they’re reporting have been described as cruel and inhumane.Last month, 60,000 people were detained by ICE, breaking a record set by the previous Trump administration.
A Los Angeles Times analysis of public data found that more than a third of detainees have spent time in a dedicated facility that is over capacity.
And now, county jails and ICE field offices are being transformed to fill those gaps.
Jails held an average of about 10 percent of all detainees (7,100 people) each day in July…
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