US EditionImmigrants in overcapacity ICE detention say they're hungry, raise food quality concerns
UNITED STATES, JUL 14 – Detainees report hunger and poor food quality linked to overcrowding, with ICE holding nearly 45% more people than capacity, according to advocacy groups and official data.
- This past week, detainees in ICE detention centers across seven states reported hunger and food shortages, and some said meals were spoiled, according to detainees and immigration advocates.
- Facing capacity strains, ICE held nearly 60,000 detainees at 45% over its congressional limit as of mid-June, and oversight waned after the Ombudsman's office was shuttered this year.
- Jennifer Norris said clients described food as `inedible` and in one case `moldy`, while Leamsy Izquierdo reported that meals were served only once a day and `it had maggots`.
- In early June, four migrants escaped Delaney Hall following food service tensions, and a melee broke out over paltry meals at irregular hours, The New York Times reported.
- This month’s passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill allocates $45 billion for ICE detention centers through September 2029, and the agency has pulled money from other parts of DHS to fund detention through Sept. 30, a senior ICE official said.
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Hunger, food shortages and poor food. Tasteless meat so finely ground it's almost liquid and two tablespoons of rice. Migrants in US detention centers are worried about their food supply.
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