Fact-check: “Illegal immigrants are held in inhumane conditions.”
Verdict: Partly True (68% confidence)
Multiple DHS Office of Inspector General reports from 2017 through 2020 documented dangerous overcrowding, prolonged detention beyond standards, sanitation failures, and violations of ICE detention standards that OIG explicitly linked to inability to protect detainee health and safety. However, a 2025-issued DHS OIG report on August 2024 inspections of CBP facilities in the San Diego area found those facilities generally met standards for food, hygiene items, bedding, and medical care, while st…
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