A recent report published by the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security revealed the critical conditions in which more than 170 undocumented immigrants are being held at the Torrance County Detention Facility (ICE) immigration detention center, located in Estancia, New Mexico.
- Among the findings published in the report are the following.
- Unhygienic conditions in housing units for detainees.
- Faucet problems in toilets and taps.
- Lack of water.
- Mold.
- Blind spots.
- Staff shortage
- Inter alia.
For this reason, the coalition of civil rights organizations and lawyers demanded that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) release all immigrants detained at this detention center and close it down.
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