‘Some cry all day’: ICE detainees face harsh conditions in Florida federal facility

An investigation found that detainees face harsh conditions, crumbling infrastructure, use of force and lack of counsel.

Nearly 50 men spent hours in a small holding cell asking for water, food and medication. Instead, officers dressed in riot gear sprayed the room with rubber bullets and launched “flash bang” grenades.

The men had overflowed a toilet in protest, and the ground was covered in putrid water.

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