JUST IN: Immigration advocacy groups allege abuse of solitary confinement and discrimination against people with disabilities at the Aurora immigration detention center in a complaint submitted Thursday to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
Immigration advocacy groups allege abuse of solitary confinement and discrimination against people with disabilities at the Aurora immigration detention center in a complaint submitted Thursday to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’sImmigrant detainees reported solitary confinement being used wrongfully and arbitrarily as punishment, that guards frequently used the threat of solitary to control immigrants, and that those with disabilities were mistreated.
“Despite a clear record of abuse and repeated deaths of people detained at the Aurora facility, the facility and ICE continue to fail to keep people safe,” the letter stated. “Complainants’ experiences highlight the myriad ways in which systemic abuses occur within the facility, with a particular focus on the increased misuse of solitary confinement.”
The ICE Denver Field Office and The Geo Group did not immediately return requests for comment Thursday morning, following the complaint’s submission. This story will be updated as soon as The Denver Post receives a response.
While in solitary, one man alleged being stuck in a cold, small room, “mostly naked” and shackled, and only being let out once a day for showers. The first time he was placed in solitary, he said it was because he was eating too slowly. He spent time in solitary confinement 10 more times after that.
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