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Some men said for days they weren’t allowed to make phone calls to inform their families and attorneys where they were.
At least six people have died in ICE custody since Trump took office. José is worried that he could be next.
Officers are arresting people after hearings and putting them into expedited proceedings that do not require a judge.
The findings could set a precedent for other cases before the commission involving US police-perpetrated killings.
Anastasio Hernández Rojas died in a hospital in 2010, days after border officials beat him and shocked him with a Taser.
“They treat us like dogs, and we’re human beings,” said one of the immigrants in the El Paso ICE jail.
Some say they gather donations to clothe and feed new arrivals amid a deterioration of already difficult conditions.
The U.S. has a long record of writing racial exclusion into policy, with consequences that last for generations.
ICE is transferring immigrants to other parts of the country, disrupting their cases and legal representation.