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The Intercept: New York’s Largest ICE Prison Dogged by Allegations of Shoddy Medical Care

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This new investigation into the Buffalo Federal Detention Center exposes deeply troubling human rights violations. The reported cases— ranging from untreated frostbite leading to amputations to denial of essential heart medications— reflect a pattern of horrific medical neglect inside New York’s largest ICE prison.

The evidence of delayed care, staff shortages, and deletion of medical requests at Batavia suggests a failure to meet even ICE’s own detention standards.

The facility is now the subject of several lawsuits, including by Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights and partners. 
Read the full report here.

Learn more about our work to expose the facility’s long history of abuse and retaliation here.

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