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Jailed Immigrants File Complaint over Abuse and Neglect at Bergen County ICE Facility

HeadlineJul 14, 2021

More than a dozen immigrants in the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, ICE, have lodged a civil rights complaint calling for an investigation into abuse, life-threatening medical and COVID-19 neglect, reports of sexual assaults, and the overall deplorable conditions at the Bergen County Jail in New Jersey. The complaint also calls for ICE to terminate its contract with Bergen County and release all immigrant prisoners.

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