Federal agents raided a home in East Oakland, detaining six individuals including a minor and a 21-year-old with Down syndrome. Centro Legal reported that the minor was transferred to a youth detention center in New York, while the 21-year-old was taken to Tacoma, Washington. Details regarding the status of other detainees remain unclear. Reports indicate that individuals were held overnight in inadequate conditions, lacking basic necessities while being kept in a facility not intended for overnight stays according to ICE policy.
The six people, some of whom advocates believe are related, were detained at a home near 79th Street and Hillside Road in East Oakland.
We've heard reports of people being held there overnight, sleeping on the floor with no mattress, no blankets, inadequate food, inadequate water.
The immigration office where the others were forced to stay isn't set up to house people overnight. ICE's policy says detainees should not be housed in holding facilities for more than 12 hours.
Centro Legal learned that the minor had been transferred to New York, where they are presumably being held at a youth detention center operated by the Department of Health and Human Services.
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