"Candidly, there's no excuse that they have no sleeping mats from June until now," Moulton said. U.S. Immigration and Customs blamed the historic 43-day government shutdown, he said, "but that doesn't account for the period of time between June and October before the shutdown started. We have been promised that those materials have been ordered... It was absolutely a surprise that we don't have basic mats on the floor."
"Conditions at the field office, which the Massachusetts congressional legislation called a " makeshift detention center " in June, have been criticized after reports that the facility is overcrowded and that food there is scarce. Moulton and Auchincloss visited in June after Marcelo Gomes da Silva, a Milford teenager detained by ICE on his way to volleyball practice, spent six nights in the field office. At that time, he told his lawyer that there were 25 to 35 people in each of the office's four holding cells."
Rep. Seth Moulton reported that the ICE Boston field office in Burlington has lacked basic sleeping mats since June despite promises materials were ordered. U.S. Immigration and Customs cited a historic 43-day government shutdown but the gap from June to October remains unexplained. The field office is only equipped for short holds and lacks sufficient blankets and facilities for extended detention. Staff appear to be moving people through more quickly, which reduces time for legal intervention. The site has been criticized as overcrowded, with scarce food, and one detainee reported 25 to 35 people in each holding cell.
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