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Mikie Sherrill: Families shared heartbreaking reports of unsafe, inhumane, and unconstitutional conditions — detainees being denied…

On the recordJune 4, 2026
Families shared heartbreaking reports of unsafe, inhumane, and unconstitutional conditions — detainees being denied access to proper medical care and medication, violence and intimidation, threats of losing phone and video access, visitation privileges being taken away, and deeply troubling accounts of detainees being pressured to sign deportation papers with no translation.
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Mikie Sherrill
Democratic · New Jersey

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Describing conditions reported by families of detainees.

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