Exterior the detention facility after his launch on bond from an immigration courtroom decide, Gomes da Silva spoke to the media in regards to the circumstances he and different detainees skilled inside. He had been held in ICE’s Boston subject workplace in Burlington, Massachusetts; some lawmakers say the ability is getting used improperly and that detainees are subjected to “abysmal” circumstances there.
“The power is simply meant to carry folks for a brief time period earlier than they’re moved to precise detention facilities. However with the Trump administration reportedly setting arrest quotas for ICE brokers to fulfill, subject workplaces not meant to be detention facilities are apparently turning into overwhelmed with detainees,” Boston.com reported.