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Families say children held by ICE face unsanitary conditions

Season 2026 Episode 20 | 8m 00s

Food contaminated with worms and mold. Limited access to clean drinking water. Inadequate medical care. These are a few of the allegations made by migrant families in recent court documents about their children’s conditions while in ICE custody. Geoff Bennett discussed more with Becky Wolozin, a senior lawyer with the National Center for Youth Law.

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