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Pedro Camacho

ICE Detainees Describe Small Portions, Spoiled Food, and Hunger at Louisiana Facility: 'It's Humiliating'

ICE immigrant detention center (Credit: Via Getty Images)

Detainees at a Louisiana immigration detention center say they are going hungry on a diet of processed and expired food, reporting small portions, spoiled ingredients, and unpredictable meal times that have left many sick and malnourished, according to a sprawling report from USA Today.

Camila Muñoz, who was detained at the Richwood Correctional Center earlier this year, told the outlet that she still remembers "the sour feeling" after every meal and the hunger that followed. "You have to eat no matter what, or the night is going to get you," she said. "We were really hungry."

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