In the Guardian: Severely ill ICE detainees face imminent deportation to unknown African states, advocates say

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Written By Lydia Green

The Krome detention center in west Miami, Florida, on the Fourth of July in 2025. Photograph: Pedro Portal/Miami Herald via Getty Images

The Guardian covered the recent inhumane treatment of severely ill ICE detainees and the Workers Circle’s work supporting immigrants and holding ICE accountable.

“I received a call from several detainees letting me know that men were being pulled in to interviews with deportation agents, where they were being informed that because of their medical conditions, Mexico would not be accepting their entry, and they will be sent to Africa.”

– Arianne Betancourt, Immigrant Rights Organizer at the Workers Circle

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Lydia Green
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