ICE Exposed: Judge Slams Facilities and Deceptive Practices
- This ruling was released in the middle of last month and I really wish I had gotten to it sooner.
- Let's not pretend this will change anything about how this administration full of white Christian nationalists will treat detained migrants.
- But it still needs to be seen to be believed.The baseline disregard for detainees health and well-being is nothing new.
from the tiny-evil-pinheaded-fuckwits dept
This ruling was released in the middle of last month and I really wish I had gotten to it sooner.
Let’s not pretend this will change anything about how this administration full of white Christian nationalists will treat detained migrants. and it definitely won’t change anything about how the American government in general treats anyone who is incarcerated, even if they’re just stuck there awaiting trial.
But it still needs to be seen to be believed.The baseline disregard for detainees health and well-being is nothing new. Neither are the attempts of law enforcement officials to lie their way out of a lawsuit. But the absolute stupidity of the lies and the complete lack of effort of those attempting to shield themselves from accountability goes past the normal ghoulishness we associate with the people doing the imprisoning.
There’s a new level of contempt on display here – one that indicates these people have nothing to fear from the courts because this administration will never consider these acts and the lies used to cover them up as something in need of punishment.
The background of the case is this: Erron Anthony Clarke arrived in the united States in 2018 on a work visa at the request of a US employer. He remained in the contry after his visa expired but married a US citizen which put him on track to obtain permanent residency. He picked the wrong time to pursue his legal options, as the New York Times reports:
On nov. 6, Mr. Clarke applied to become a permanent resident, noting in his application that he had worked in the United States without authorization. As part of his application process, he arrived on Dec. 5 for a fingerprinting appointment at an ICE office in Hauppauge, N.Y. He was pulled over and arrested by immigration enforcement agents shortly after leaving the facility. ICE instantly began proceedings to deport him.
These are the conditions he dealt with while being detained by ICE: he was placed in a 6′ x 6′ cell with eight other people. The cell’s temperature dipped below 30 degrees and occupants were forced to sleep on the floor next to an open toilet. The lights stayed on 24 hours a day. The only reprieve from these conditions came when ICE moved him to other detention centers in order to prevent him from appearing in court.
For 12 hours that night, Mr. Clarke was detained in the tiny room in the federal courthouse. On Dec. 6, he was moved to an ICE detention facility
A recent court filing reveals serious questions about the accuracy of data provided by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) regarding the detention of individuals. the case centers around a declaration by ICE officer Raul Diaz, and attorneys are raising concerns about demonstrably false statements and a pattern of evasion.
The filing highlights several specific examples of unfeasible timelines presented by Diaz. He claims one detainee, identified as Clarke, was moved between two facilities over twenty miles apart in just eight minutes. Another instance alleges a sixty-mile transport completed in thirty minutes. Attorneys point out these times are physically impossible, even accounting for traffic.
Time-keeping at ICE facilities seems intentionally inaccurate. The filing notes discrepancies in Clarke’s detention length at the nassau County Correctional Center (NCCC). Diaz stated Clarke was held for under 65 hours,emphasizing this was within the facility’s 72-hour limit for DHS detainees. However, a review of the booking times Diaz himself provided shows Clarke was actually held for approximately 77 hours.
beyond inaccurate timelines, ICE also appears to be withholding crucial information. While Diaz offered approximate dimensions of holding rooms at the Central Islip facility (around 10′ x 7′ or 8′), he didn’t disclose the rooms’ capacity – a key detail in the case. More concerning, ICE has outright refused to provide photographs of these rooms, despite a court order requesting them.
Attorneys suggest these issues aren’t isolated incidents but rather part of a broader pattern of misleading statements and a lack of openness from ICE. They learned of these discrepancies through conversations with other officers.