World3 sources
Detainees face harsh conditions in Texas and Indiana immigration facilities
- Detainees at a Texas facility are on a hunger strike protesting harsh conditions and claim they've been threatened with force-feeding.
- Congressional Democrats sent a letter to ICE and DHS demanding answers about conditions inside the Texas facility.
- A lawsuit filed by civil rights organizations challenges the treatment of detainees at an Indiana facility, alleging inhumane conditions.
- Detainees at the Indiana facility reportedly spend weeks in solitary confinement and face a'medical crisis'.
- The lawsuit against the Indiana facility is supported by organizations including the ACLU and the National Immigrant Justice Center.
Articles (3)
The Guardian·
Congressional Democrats demand answers over ICE treatment of hunger strikers
Associated Press·
Indiana ICE facility detainees spend weeks in solitary and face ‘medical crisis,’ lawsuit says
Chicago Sun-Times·
Civil rights lawsuit challenges 'inhumane' conditions at Indiana immigration detention center