A new RFK Human Rights report featured in Bloomberg highlights shocking abuses faced by migrants in ICE detention centers in Louisiana:
- People transported to the detention centers shackled in five-point restraints for as many as 26 hours, unable to use the restroom or eat and drink, left with deep cuts on their wrists and legs.
- Women denied menstrual products, and those in solitary confinement reported going without clean laundry and bedding for as long as three months.
- Rat infestations, black mold, leaking ceilings and food clearly marked with expiration dates long passed and infested with worms and larvae are also common.
“We see these jails almost as ‘black sites’ in the national immigration system… The existence of these facilities in Louisiana cannot be maintained. This entire network of jails must be shut down,” said one of the report’s lead authors and U.S. Staff Attorney at RFKHR, Sarah Decker.
Read the Bloomberg article here.