Relatives of gravely ill detainees held in two Florida immigration jails assert that the US regime is preparing to deport their loved ones to undisclosed African nations despite rapidly deteriorating health conditions. According to the advocacy group Workers Circle, which monitors conditions inside Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facilities in south Florida, deportation flights are reportedly scheduled as early as this week, targeting multiple vulnerable detainees.

Arianne Betancourt, an immigrants' rights organizer with the group, stated during a press conference that detainees were allegedly informed by agents that because Mexico would not accept entry due to their severe medical needs, they would instead be shipped to Africa. Families highlighted harrowing accounts of neglect, including the case of 41-year-old Cuban national Noslén Sendra, whose wife claimed he suffered from uncontrolled diabetes, acute pancreatitis, severe weight loss, and a lack of proper medication while in custody.

Immigration attorney Shalyn Fluharty indicated that information points to imminent flights heading to countries such as the Central African Republic and Burundi. Fluharty alleged that deportees on such lengthy journeys are typically shackled and that prolonged travel could easily prove life-threatening for individuals suffering from heart conditions, stroke risks, or insulin-dependent diabetes. Government inspectors recently flagged severe overcrowding and multiple health and safety violations at the Krome processing center in Miami.

Advocates claim that the aggressive immigration crackdown pushed by the US regime has severely overwhelmed detention capacity nationwide, leading authorities to ramp up controversial deportation flights to third countries. Despite being greenlit by the US supreme court, the practice has faced heavy criticism following reports of mistreatment, arbitrary detention, and a severe lack of medical care upon arrival in unfamiliar African nations.

Source: www.theguardian.com