'Soul-crushing' 911 calls revealed from inside Trump's ICE detention center
Political analysts were aghast on Wednesday after ProPublica published a "soul-crushing" report about 911 calls made by people detained in an Immigration and Customs Enforcement center in Texas.
ProPublica recently investigated the living conditions at the Dilley detention center outside of San Antonio, Texas, where the Trump administration has sent roughly 3,500 detainees since they reopened the facility.
The report included call logs made to 911 and law enforcement that detailed instances where adults called for medical help because a toddler struggled to breathe, a pregnant woman fainted, and an elementary-school-aged child experienced seizures. Other people reported experiencing stomach pains and nausea from the unsanitary food preparation at the facility, according to the report.
"Despite Trump’s promise to go after violent criminals, the vast majority of adults detained at Dilley over the last year had no criminal record in the United States," the report reads in part. "Some of the parents I spoke to had overstayed visas. Many had filed applications for asylum, had married U.S. citizens, or had been granted humanitarian parole and were detained when they voluntarily showed up for appointments at ICE offices. They said that it was unfair to arrest them, and that detaining their children was just plain cruel."
Political analysts shared their reactions to the report on social media.
"Absolutely soul crushing. The Trump and his regime are heartless monsters," writer Polly Singh posted on X.
"We're gonna look back at this with intense shame," Sam Stein, managing editor at The Bulwark, posted on X.
"There should be no 911 calls from Dilley because we should close down our immigrant child and family jail," Todd Schulte, president of FWD.US, posted on X.