Videos reveal alleged inhumane conditions at an ICE detention facility located on the 10th floor of a federal immigration court in Lower Manhattan. Detained individuals reportedly endure days or weeks without basic necessities such as showers, medication, and a change of clothes, while sleeping on the floor with limited food and contact. Despite electronic footage and testimonies from detainees and advocates, the Department of Homeland Security denies the claims, insisting that the site functions only as a law enforcement office.
In one video, it shows two toilets in the same room, separated by a makeshift wall, with individuals sleeping and sitting at the end of the room.
Individuals detained at the facility have been there for days and weeks at a time without showers, medication or a change of clothes, sleeping on the floor, and with minimal food and outside contact.
Murad Awawdeh, President and CEO of the New York Immigration Coalition, said instead of sharing the truth with the public, 'ICE has skirted accountability by consistently lying about what's happening on the 10th floor, and breaking the law by not allowing Congress members to view the conditions.'
The video footage was first sent to Assemblymember Catalina Cruz' office by a constituent who was detained at an immigration court appearance last week and had snuck a phone inside.
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