US EditionReport Alleges Abuse, Rights Violations at El Paso Processing Center
- Amnesty International released a report on May 14 detailing widespread human rights violations at the U.S. ICE El Paso Service Processing Center after an April 10 visit.
- The report followed the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown, including invoking the 1798 Alien Enemies Act to detain Venezuelans despite no declared war, drawing legal challenges.
- The report describes substandard detention conditions, such as arbitrary detention, lack of due process, poor hygiene, physical abuse, solitary confinement, and denied legal access in overcrowded facilities.
- Amnesty interviewed 27 detainees selected by ICE, finding only nine had legal counsel, while many expressed frustration, hopelessness, and fear, with one stating, “This is no way to live.”
- The report urges Congress to halt funding for mass deportations and end mass detention, emphasizing that these violations must stop to uphold human rights within U.S. Borders.
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‘We just want to be treated like human beings’: Serious abuses reported in El Paso migrant detention center
“People don’t sleep. It’s cold at night. We do not get medicine. There is blood coming from my throat. Everyone has stomach issues because of the food and lack of nutrition. We have no access to clean water; it is hot, and smells like chemicals.” Seguir leyendo
Report alleges abuse, rights violations at El Paso processing center
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — A new 31-page report by Amnesty International is raising alarms about alleged human rights violations at the El Paso Service Processing Center, citing disturbing accounts of mistreatment, poor conditions, and limited access to legal representation for migrants in U.S. custody. According to the report released this month, Amnesty International conducted a site visit to the facility in April. The organization said it inter…
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KVIAEl Paso ICE processing center detainees face ‘widespread human rights violations,’ Amnesty International report finds
Detained migrants and immigrants at an El Paso processing center face widespread human rights violations, including systematic mistreatment, arbitrary detention, as well as lack of due process and access to legal resources, according to a report by Amnesty International released Wednesday.“Many individuals … expressed that one of the hardest parts of being in detention was the uncertainty about how long they would have to remain in detention, an…
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