&imwidth=800&imheight=600&format=webp&quality=medium "Immigrants forced to eat 'like a dog' in US detention centers: Report")
A Human Rights Watch report has revealedthat three Miami immigrant detention facilities subjected people to inhumane treatment, including life-threatening situations. The report said that ICE detention facilities were becoming overcrowded and conditions were deteriorating. It said that detainees were made to eat their food "like a dog", with their hands tied behind their backs. They were made to keep their shoes as a pillow and sleep on just cold concrete floors without any bedding.
Investigators say conditions at the Krome North Processing Center, Federal Detention Center, and Broward Transitional Center flouted international law and were inhumane, reported USA Today.
The report, authored by Alison Leal Parker, deputy director of the Human Rights Watch’s US Program, said that the conditions for people held in the detention facilities were "not the way that any legitimate, functioning government should treat people within its custody".
Tricia McLaughlin, assistant secretary for public affairs at the Department of Homeland Security, called the report false. She said that all detainees were being provided with meals, medical treatment, and lawyers.
Harpinder Singh Chauhan, 56, spent time at all three facilities. He opened businesses, which went bankrupt. He told USA Today that he spent days in cold, crowded processing cells without beds or showers. He said the authorities denied him medical care, including insulin for his diabetes and an inhaler for his asthma.
He said the facility had no soap, and detainees were forced to wash their hands with shampoo.
Trending Stories
)
Nepal Flash Floods: At least 1,050 dead And 118 Nepalese rescued from disaster zone
)
Inside the UAE defense giant rapidly scaling up amid West Asia war
)
'Why didn't you save me?' 5-year-old Nepal flood victim, who survived under rubble for 60 hours, asked parents
)
US-Israel vs Iran permacrisis: Tehran strikes back against latest US strikes
&im=FitAndFill=(700,400))
How the Su-30MKI flies up to 8,000 kilometres using mid-air refueling
)
China shock puts Germany's economy under strain
)
Nearly 1 million Indians stuck in US Green Card backlog, wait could stretch to 179 years | Gravitas
)
Iran launches retaliatory strikes with missiles and drones; Trump warns of ‘much harder’ attack
)
2,000 pairs of underwear buried in Switzerland revealed something startling
)
Iran war: IRGC strike claim raises questions as Pentagon cracks deepen
)
Nvidia is reportedly buying Hugging Face for $12.9 billion
)
Pakistan faces growing hunger crisis amid rising food insecurity
)
AI sales startup Clay raises funding at a $7 billion valuation
)
Iran war reshapes global LPG trade
)
This Indian AI is making stock charts easier to understand in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and other Indian languages
)
Over 100 children aged 12 & below in UK may have been forced into marriage | Gravitas
)
UN nuclear watchdog report on Syria confirms Assad-Era nuclear reactor plan
)
Explosives found near German power plant, suspected attack sparks security alert
)
Pheromone Maxxing: The dating trend that claims scent drives attraction
)
Volcano that erupted with strength of a million atomic bombs discovered in England
&im=FitAndFill=(700,400))
Why the Su-30MKI uses a giant air brake on its back instead of its wings
)
Shakti Sharma scripts history as first woman non-medical Air Vice Marshal
)
Swara Bhasker issues video clarification over Padmaavat remarks amid ‘wild’ backlash: ‘Never said Rani Padmavati was a coward’
)
Iran attacks Bahrain, Iraqi Kurdistan as Trump claims ‘total control’ of Hormuz; Houthis back Tehran, Peru cuts ties: What's happening
)
AI agents coming to UPI: India prepares hands-free payments rollout!
)
TN CM Vijay opens Mettur dam for Cauvery delta irrigation, surprises farmer with visit
)
Pentagon just launched its AI portal with ChatGPT, Grok and Gemini
)
Peptide parties: Why you should not fall for this gimmick despite the celebrity buzz
)
Pakistanis are eating less. What they are eating instead is even more alarming
)
Manchester City equal British transfer record with £125m Enzo Fernandez deal
Netflix to release docuseries on Donald Trump's secret plane switch in Turkey
)
Ariana Grande steps away from public life; bids an emotional farewell in London concert
)
US-Iran war: US strikes Iran after month-long pause
&im=FitAndFill=(700,400))
Why the glass canopy on the Su-30MKI has a distinct golden tint
)
From Red Sea fire to Pattaya nightlife: Thai police warn American soldiers
)
Detainees were often thrashed and forced into solitary confinement as punishment. One man was even hogtied.
On April 15, Chauhan was interned in a Federal Detention Center, where he went without food for a day. In the evening, he and others were forced to eat with their hands tied, like a dog.
“You’ve got to kind of prop it up with your knees and then eat out of it like a dog,” Chauhan, US Today.
A 44-year-old Haitian woman, Marie Ange Blaise, died at the facility in April. Human Rights Watch said in the report thather medical emergency was not treated urgently.