Amid Growing Abuse at ICE Jails, Rep. Adelita Grijalva Calls to Shut Down Trump’s Detention Network

Amid Growing Abuse at ICE Jails, Rep. Adelita Grijalva Calls to Shut Down Trump’s Detention Network

As the Trump administration continues to expand the ICE detention system, concerns are growing over abuses inside immigration jails, including use of physical violence, pepper spray and electric shocks against detainees. Earlier this year, more than 70,000 people were being detained by ICE in jails across the country. Congressmember Adelita Grijalva from Arizona, who visited two ICE jails recently, says detainees who spoke to her described dire c

Grijalva conducts unannounced inspection at ICE detention facility in Florence

U.S. Rep. Adelita Grijalva made an unannounced visit Thursday to the Florence Staging Facility, part of an Arizona detention complex run by ICE, but was not allowed to speak to anyone being held there.