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150 detainees in Adelanto ICE Processing Center-West signed a legal document known as a Writ Petition, requesting the intervention of a higher court over inhumane conditions within the facility, according to the document reviewed by L.A. TACO. The document alleges unsafe drinking water, lack of medical care, unlawful detention, and violation of the Fifth Amendment due process.
“WE NEED HELP PLEASE SHARE THIS WITH OTHERS. THIS IS THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. THE LAND OF THE FREE AND THE HOME OF THE BRAVE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL,” wrote a detainee in the writ shared with L.A. TACO by Congresswoman Judy Chu’s office.
The complaint alleges that the civil rights of the detainees named in the petition were violated by the warden of the Adelanto ICE Processing Center, the Department of Homeland Security, Donald J. Trump, and GEO Group…