New York City ICE holding cells
“As you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it to Me.”
Why isn’t it okay to hold Jesus like this? (in overcrowded conditions, with open toilets, inadequate food, hygiene and medical care, cut off from communication with family or lawyers )
Credible Reporting on New York City ICE Holding Cells
Reported from the courtroom the day before the ruling ordering improvement in conditions: women soaked in blood because they are not given access to sanitary supplies, or even toilet paper; men unable to brush their teeth or shower for days (in some cases weeks); toilets open to the crowded space, with only a half wall for privacy.
Video footage smuggled out showing conditions in one holding cell: “Look at how we are, like dogs in here.” “We’re sleeping here in the bathroom.”
News Report on Judge’s August 12th order to remedy conditions: “My conclusion here is that there is a very serious threat of continuing irreparable injury, given the conditions that I’ve been told about,” Judge Kaplan said, as he demanded more humane conditions for detainees.
Fox News Report on Judge’s August 12th order to remedy conditions: Fox reports that Judge Kaplan wasn’t convinced the situation wouldn’t deteriorate again. “I have no enforceable way of assuring that any progress that, in fact, has been made won’t backslide very quickly.”
More on Judge Kaplan’s order, and the Trump administration strategy of detaining immigrants at legal court hearings: Judge Kaplan ordered that ICE "shall not retaliate in any manner against Plaintiff (including in his or her immigration proceedings...) for complaining about any alleged violation of this … order."
