This is America.
ICE's Adelanto Processing Center in California -- where I've been twice to meet a separated father for @chrislhayes & @allinwithchris -- had "nooses in detainee cells," "improper and overly restrictive segregation," and "untimely and inadequate" medical care.
ICE's Adelanto Processing Center in California -- where I've been twice to meet a separated father for @chrislhayes & @allinwithchris -- had "nooses in detainee cells," "improper and overly restrictive segregation," and "untimely and inadequate" medical care.
The words of an Adelanto detainee:
"I’ve seen a few attempted suicides using the braided sheets by the vents and then the guards laugh at them and call them ‘suicide failures’ once they are back from medical."
"I’ve seen a few attempted suicides using the braided sheets by the vents and then the guards laugh at them and call them ‘suicide failures’ once they are back from medical."
On my first trip to Adelanto to meet separated father Ascención, who said he was coerced into giving up his son, ICE didn't let me in despite knowing I was coming.
He wrote me this letter which his lawyers brought out:
"I am going crazy. I am in an inhumane situation."
He wrote me this letter which his lawyers brought out:
"I am going crazy. I am in an inhumane situation."
Here's the story and video of my first attempt to get in to see Ascención in adelanto, which @chrislhayes aired in its entirety. nbcnews.com/storyline/immi…
When got in to see Ascención on our second visit, here's what he said:
"I feel like, why did they deceive me with this paperwork? I wouldn't have suffered all this time being separated from my son."
As of this tweet, he's still inside Adelanto. msnbc.com/msnbc/watch/mi…
"I feel like, why did they deceive me with this paperwork? I wouldn't have suffered all this time being separated from my son."
As of this tweet, he's still inside Adelanto. msnbc.com/msnbc/watch/mi…
You can read the OIG's full report on Adelanto here: oig.dhs.gov/sites/default/…
h/t @aflores
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h/t @aflores
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