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Press Conference: Demanding Humane Conditions at ICE Facilities

Published September 5, 2025 | Video Starts at 06:54

When we started speaking to them. 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 bodies. They shared stories about being issued used underwear, which is giving them UTIs. But perhaps no story I heard was more gutting than that of our Bella Rodriguez Marquez, who goes by Yari. (06:54–07:01)

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Asserts that detainees are issued used underwear, causing UTIs.

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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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“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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“Legally they cannot [keep members of Congress out of these facilities].”
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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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