Dear,
I just got released from ICE custody and met a couple of Eritrean’s who are in ICE custody. I googled a few organisations and reached out. Hoping so see if anyone is looking to help out.
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Throwaway acc for obvious reasons. To anybody with any pending status such as i-485 asylum u visa etc. I’d like to tell you all to please avoid visiting the rio grande valley. CBP is manning every checkpoint and is detaining everyone with an expired visa. I myself am married to a us citizen and have an i485 pending but my visa is expired for almost 2 years and i met people inside with similar cases as me. I met Many truck drivers were apprehended delivering payloads. I ended up getting sent to a CBP detention site at 3700 W Ursula avenue in McAllen Texas and the conditions there were absolutely subhuman to the point they were treating us like animals. I spent 8 days in detention there where:
I later ended up getting transferred to an ice facility is 1800 industrial drive in raymondville texas where the conditions were much better. It was a detention facility run by a private company called Management and Training cooperation. While most of the staff were fine to deal with i met 2 staff members who were openly racist and I also witnessed numerous civil and human rights violations there as well. I spent 2.5 weeks there before i finally got out on bond and am currently wearing an ankle monitor with my movements limited to 75 mile radius. In that detention center i met a lot of people who were applying for asylum and have been there for 5 months, 14 months, 18 months, and one person who has been there for 2 years and their mental health had greatly deteriorated.
Please avoid visiting:
I finally got out today and am exited to enjoy my freedom. I am happy to answer any questions you have.
EDIT:
If there are anyone who can get me in touch with members of the media. I’m all ears. I want to get this story out ASAP