LAWYERS FIGHT ICE FOR ACCESS: ‘I WANT TO HEAR MY CLIENT’S VOICE’
Detainees in Texas’ Dilley Immigration Processing Center, southwest of San Antonio, described wormy food, moldy water, and constant sickness in declarations taken between September and December and submitted to a California federal judge.
The declarations also describe difficulty in reaching out to their attorneys. Staff at times don’t make it clear to detainees they’re allowed to make free calls to the Texas immigration legal services agency RAICES, and detainees say they fear repercussions for talking with lawyers.
Javier Hidalgo, legal director of RAICES, said though his team has had trouble contacting clients inside the center it’s even “harder for families that are detained there to contact us” …
