Interviews with ICE Detainees and their Families Reveal Human Rights Abuses

Supporting Evidence

Interviews with detainees reveal that ICE detention centers are not following their own safety standards and are allowing human rights abuses to occur in their facilities. Although the source, Human Rights Watch, generally supports left-leaning policies, its reporting receives a "High" rating for factual reporting, according to https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/human-rights-watch/

Related: ICE Detention Standards

Primary Source
Source Title: “You Feel Like Your Life Is Over” Abusive Practices at Three Florida Immigration Detention Centers Since January 2025
Source Category: Non-Governmental Organization
Source Format: Report
Author(s): Belkis Wille, Vicki B. Gaubeca, Nīa Knighton, Robin Taylor, Brian Root
Editor(s): Anagha Neelakantan, Ida Sawyer
Publication Date: 2025
Publisher: Human Rights Watch
Accessed: 2025-07-26
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