"A former ICE employee at the detention center recently spoke to WUSA9 to say the video was not only "100% real," but just the tip of the iceberg. "I worked there for several months and it was probably day one, day two that I saw the abuse," the worker, who remained anonymous because they had to sign an NDA, said. "I saw people laying in feces. People throwing up, people laying in urine.""
"According to internal documents the whistleblower shared with WUSA9, up to 56 detainees would be stuffed in a cell like the one seen in the footage, though up to 50 would also be placed in smaller cells. "You can't lay in that cell with 50 people unless you were touching someone from your head to your toes to your arm," he said, adding that the overcrowding reminded him of pictures he saw in school of Africans being packed in boats during the Transatlantic Slave Trade."
A viral video showed cramped conditions inside an ICE facility in Baltimore, Maryland. A former employee reported witnessing abuse within days, including detainees lying in feces and urine and vomiting. Menstruating detainees were reportedly given diapers instead of pads or tampons, and rooms lacked trash cans, prompting staff to supply boxes for used diapers. Internal documents indicate up to 56 detainees in a single cell and up to 50 in smaller cells, forcing constant physical contact. The whistleblower remained anonymous under an NDA, said reporting the conditions led to termination, and employment records were later confirmed.
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