The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Monday denied claims in a news report that said Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials were keeping detainees who were going hungry or were being given spoiled food while in custody.
“FAKE NEWS! Any claim that there is a lack of food or subprime conditions at ICE detention centers are FALSE,” DHS wrote in a post on social media platform X on July 14, responding to an NBC News report that made those allegations.
It included a screenshot of an NBC News report on Monday that said illegal immigrants being held by ICE have said they’re hungry or are being fed spoiled food. The article cited an unnamed former ICE official, as well as illegal immigrants and lawyers who have made those claims….