ICE Detention Center Attorney Records Screams, Detainee Protests

Dilly Detention Center Conditions

• 🚨 An attorney visiting clients at the Dilly detention center in Texas, south of San Antonio, was ordered to leave while recording screams from children.
• 🏛️ This facility, built in 2014 under the Obama administration, was reopened by the Trump administration and is used for family detention.
• 🗣️ Detainees inside were heard shouting, "Let us out. Let us out," during a protest, with hundreds visible through a crack in the facility.

Attorney's Experience and Observations

• 📹 The attorney was present for a client visit but was abruptly asked to leave the premises without explanation, while others were made to wait outside in the cold.
• 🚁 Drones were observed flying over the facility, and vehicles were seen rushing to the scene, suggesting an attempt to quell the detainee protest.
• ⛓️ The lawyer described the facility as a concentration camp, emphasizing that the individuals detained are not criminals and that attention needs to be drawn to these conditions.

Broader ICE Detention Issues

• 💔 Reports indicate at least five known deaths in ICE detention this year, with last year being the deadliest.
• 🤢 Concerns include maggot-filled food, inadequate nutrition for children, and a lack of paid medical bills for tens of thousands of detainees since October, leading to rapid health deterioration.
• 🧠 The strategy appears to be torturing people into voluntarily agreeing to deportation, with comparisons made to the abusive conditions at Secot, including sexual abuse, shaved heads, and unsanitary living conditions.
• 📢 The video description includes a call to action to contact Senators and stop funding for ICE and CBP, with links and phone numbers provided.