"He was then flown to the Ice facility in El Paso, Texas. He said he has been locked in the same large, cold and damp room for four and a half months with more than 70 men. He said detainees are constantly hungry because meals served at tables in the centre of the room offer only child-sized portions. Fights often break out over food, "even over those little child-sized juice containers.""
"In Buffalo he was interviewed by an ICE agent, who asked if he would sign a form agreeing to his deportation. Culleton said he refused, and instead ticked a box where detainees can state they wish to contest their arrest. He wrote down that his grounds for contesting were that he was married to a U.S. citizen and had a valid work permit."
Seamus Culleton, a plasterer from Ireland, was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and moved from a crowded cell to a Buffalo facility before transfer to El Paso. He refused to sign deportation forms and indicated he would contest his arrest because he is married to a U.S. citizen and holds a valid work permit. In El Paso he was confined for four and a half months in a large, cold, damp room with over 70 men, faced child-sized meals, filthy toilets, limited outdoor time, and frequent fights. A judge approved a $4,000 bond later denied by the U.S. government.
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