Ellie Belle
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Several have told her that they were denied access to nurses and medical care when they had headaches or a sore throat.
I also want to tie this back to the global pandemic.
We've seen a lot of people die of COVID or other illnesses while in detention.
This is a public health issue.
This is a public health and safety issue.
Just the same way that people who are in prisons are treated poorly and not given the medical care they need.
And that cruelty is part of the point.
Immigrants in detention are also completely deprived of medical care that they need.
And again, that would be really dangerous for anyone.
But for Alberto, he has a severe seizure disorder.
Like one thing could go wrong and he would be gone.
Like his life hangs in the balance.
There's another client she has with gastrointestinal problems told her that they basically can't eat anything because the food quality is so poor.
And coupled with their condition, they just vomit and have diarrhea constantly.
This is what is happening now.
in ICE detention facilities.
They are just completely overrun with these public health and safety disasters.
And they don't have the care or attention because those conditions happening are orchestrated.
They're orchestrated.
They're a part of the cool feed.