"Raiko Lopez Morffi's right eye was still swollen and black during a video call with his lawyer Katie Blankenship, who took screenshots of his injured face and arm."
"Galban said one guard told him to 'watch what you say' before a group of them entered the cage in a cloud of tear gas that prompted an older detained man to pass out."
"'Cutting them off from just the very last thread of access they have to the world is a big deal,' Blankenship added. 'It's like a strategy of obstruction.'"
"ACLU lawyers argued guards are engaging in obstruction and noncompliance on April 13, in their first hearing with U.S. District Judge Sheri Polster."
On April 2, guards at the ICE facility known as 'Alligator Alcatraz' allegedly assaulted detained men demanding phone access. Raiko Lopez Morffi showed visible injuries during a video call with his lawyer, who documented the abuse. Lazaro Hernandez Galban reported that guards used tear gas and physical violence against detainees. Morffi received no medical care and was placed in solitary confinement. Lawyers from the ACLU highlighted the obstruction of communication as a significant issue affecting detainees' rights.
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