U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) dismissed claims made by U.S. Reps. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick and Frederica Wilson regarding inhumane conditions at the Broward Transitional Center following the death of detainee Marie Ange Blaise. ICE's Miami interim field office director called their statements "categorically false" and a distraction. Cherfilus-McCormick emphasized significant issues found during their visit, accusing ICE of mismanaging resources and neglecting the health of detainees. Both Congress members stressed their intent to reveal the truth about conditions and criticized ICE for not focusing on the treatment of immigrants and transparency.
This statement is nothing more than a distraction from the egregious issues we found at the facility, from detainees sleeping on the floor to the fact that a single doctor was on call 'caring' for hundreds of individuals.
As a member of Congress, I cannot and will not sit idly as reports keep coming out of inhumane conditions at different ICE facilities.
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