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Featuring: Yassamin Ansari, Democratic | U.S. House Arizona, District 3

Press Conference: Demanding Humane Conditions at ICE Facilities

Published September 5, 2025 | Video Starts at 21:38

I've seen that there are members of Congress who haven't been allowed into these facilities. Is there anything, I mean, can they legally keep members of Congress? Legally they cannot [keep members of Congress out of these facilities]. And I don't know if you've seen, but many of those members have taken on a lawsuit because of this. (21:38–21:40)

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Asserts that it is illegal to prevent members of Congress from entering certain facilities.

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“Corecivic is a private prison company that donated to Donald Trump's campaign.”
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“Women described being forced to melt ice for water because the water they're given has chlorine in it, giving them rashes all over their…”
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“The 40 billion that was referenced in the reconciliation bill that is now going towards detention center expansion.”
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“Donald Trump and his administration, and predominantly Stephen Miller, who is the chief architect of these disgusting policies, have a…”
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“They want to go from 40,000 beds across the country, or capacity for 40,000, to 100,000.”
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“I believe there's about a dozen members of Congress who have filed a lawsuit [because of being denied access to facilities].”
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“Today we are gathered here to demand better conditions at ICE facilities across the United States.”
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“I conducted my second visit to the Eloy Detention center, an ICE facility owned and run by Corecivic in Arizona.”
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“He's contracted with them and groups like them that also donated to run these facilities.”
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“Women were forced to march in blistering Arizona sun while somebody on staff yelled at them, this is the price of the American dream.”
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“Air conditioning turned off and blasted at full strength, making women sick.”
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“Medical conditions completely ignored, not to mention the legal benefits that are available to detainees.”
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“I sent a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, an acting director of U.S. immigration and Customs Enforcement, Todd Lyons…”
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“I requested a response by June 23 and did not hear back until the very last day of July.”
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“DHS outright denied things that I heard directly from the women who were detained.”
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“Pre-approved constituent meetings were canceled by ICE with no reason provided.”
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“A woman who has leukemia and is not receiving adequate medical care.”
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“They shared stories about being issued used underwear, which is giving them UTIs.”
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“Yari was diagnosed with cancer over 10 years ago and has not been able to see a specialist since she was detained in February.”
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“The detention center will merely give her Tylenol and stomach ulcer medication for cancer.”
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“I am doing everything I can to help secure [specialized medical attention for Yari], including writing directly to ICE and sharing the…”
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“Call on ICE, on DHS, and on this corrupt Trump administration to stop turning away from people like Yari who are suffering and dying in US…”
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“Arbela Rodriguez Marquez has been detained in Eloy Detention center in Arizona for almost seven months with chronic lymphocytic leukemia.”
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“Eloy Detention center is not equipped to treat Arbela.”
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“Yari is literally dying in ICE care and many more like her must be dying across the United States.”
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“I am demanding immediate medical intervention for Yari and for humane treatment at ICE facilities across the United States.”
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“The problem in my view, is that these are detention facilities run by private companies.”
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“Companies like Corecivic and Geo Group will be making record profits.”
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“They openly talk about, and there's many quotes from CEOs, chairmans of the board, that this is now an unprecedented opportunity for us.”
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“I don't think it's asking too much to have 24/7 access to clean drinking water in an ICE detention center.”
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“When Donald Trump has said, you know, of course he was lying, that he's only going to go after the most violent criminals, that's not 3…”
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“We've noticed that there's no clear plan on the administration's end and DHS's end on this front.”
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“The fact that about a month ago I was denied access after we went above and beyond to meet standards that we shouldn't have to meet.”
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“I don't think that I have any shot at changing this administration's mass deportation policy.”
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“I think the bare minimum that we should be pushing for and hoping to achieve is an improvement of the conditions inside the facilities.”
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“We are in the minority, and we don't see Republicans. I mean, we're having a hard time getting enough Republicans to sign onto a discharge…”
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