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The government says the people being deported are violent criminals, and they treat them inhumanely. But mostly they are subjecting ordinary people to extraordinary punishments.
He was then flown to the Ice facility in El Paso, Texas. He said he has been locked in the same large, cold and damp room for 4½ months with more than 70 men. He said detainees are constantly hungry because meals served at tables in the centre of the room offer only child-sized portions. Fights often break out over food, “even over those little child-sized juice containers”. Toilet areas are “filthy”. He said there is little to do but lie on a bed all day. Most detainees do not speak any English. He said he has been allowed outside for air and exercise fewer than a dozen times in nearly five months. The atmosphere is full of “anxiety and depression”, he said.
February 9, 2026 at 12:32 PM
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Democratic Congressman Juan Vargas denied entry to the facility. Members of Congress have the legal right to enter and inspect federal detention facilities with no notice.

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Note alleges harsh conditions in Otay Mesa Detention Center, congressman denied entry
A person being held at the Otay Mesa Detention Center threw a note attached to a lotion bottle over the fence, detailing allegations of bad food and constant sickness inside – one of several reports t...
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February 8, 2026 at 1:22 AM