Crime & Justice · Oct 9, 2026ICE Watch: Sewage floods cells at ICE detention center in Georgia, advocates say

ICE Watch & Accountability · Daily Update · October 9, 2026, 8:42 AM CDT

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Detention & Deaths

Sewage floods cells at ICE detention center in Georgia, advocates say

A sewage backup has flooded parts of South Georgia’s Stewart Detention Center, leaving some Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainees with restricted access to drinking water or showers, advocates say.

Amilcar Valencia, director of El Refugio, an immigrant-serving Stewart County nonprofit, said his organization has been fielding reports of foul-smelling sewage backing up from bathrooms and flooding cells with up to nearly an inch of contaminated water. He said eight calls came in from detainees or their loved ones expressing alarm.^[1]

“When the government chooses to detain people, it has a responsibility to ensure their basic health, safety, and dignity.”
— as reported by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

ICE waived rule requiring detainees receive medical checkups within two weeks

Immigration and Customs Enforcement quietly suspended a rule last summer at a large private lockup in Adelanto, Calif., that requires immigrant detainees receive a comprehensive health assessment within two weeks of arrival, according to a previously undisclosed ICE report obtained by Scripps News.

Since the start of the immigration crackdown, at least four detainees have died while in custody at the Adelanto ICE Processing Center. The attorney representing their families has said medical negligence is a factor in all of the cases.^[2]

The Department of Homeland Security says it is longstanding practice to provide immigrants with a “full health assessment within 14 days of entering ICE custody or arrival at a facility,” but the new report says ICE waived the two-week deadline at Adelanto in July 2025 to deal with a backlog of medical cases as the detained population surged.
— as reported by KTNV Las Vegas

Courts & Lawsuits

ICE calls dismissal of ACLU ICE watcher lawsuit a ‘legal victory’

The Department of Homeland Security celebrated the dismissal of a lawsuit against seven of its agents accused of harassing a Springfield ICE observer, and said it is seeing a marked increase in assaults against its officers.

Springfield resident Sean Moorman, represented by the ACLU of Ohio, filed a lawsuit Sept. 1 against seven ICE officers, alleging a campaign of harassment and retaliation over his public monitoring of their activities. A federal judge on Friday, Oct. 2, dismissed the lawsuit, ruling the court lacks jurisdiction because six of the officers have left Springfield and there is no evidence of ongoing or future harassment.^[3]

A DHS spokesperson said the agency is “pleased with ICE’s legal victory.”
— as reported by Springfield News-Sun

Judge orders release of immigrant detained in controversial arrest as Ogden officer looked on

– A judge ordered the release of a Venezuelan immigrant detained by immigration authorities in Ogden on Aug. 25. –

An Ogden police officer happened to be present when the man was arrested, sparking intense debate about the role of local law enforcement in immigration matters. – Federal officials say the man was in the country illegally. His lawyer labeled his detention unconstitutional.^[4]

Raids & Arrests

ICE detains Delco mother heading to Disneyland for family trip

PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — What should have been a fun family vacation to Disneyland turned into a nightmare for a Delaware County mother, who was detained by ICE at Los Angeles International Airport.

Thirty-year-old Monica Ryadi said she spent two weeks in a California immigration detention center after ICE took her into custody on Sept. 15. Ryadi said she was scared for her family after federal immigration agents separated her from her husband and 3-year-old son.^[5]

“They handcuffed me and they put a chain around my waist,” she told NBC10.
— as reported by Audacy

After ICE detained 5 people in central Utah, local police are reconsidering their agreement with the feds

What began with immigration agents spotted near a turkey processing plant in a small central Utah town last week ended with five people detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and a community gripped by fear, with some residents afraid to leave their homes or let their children go to school.

The agents were riding along with North Valley Police Department officers during routine traffic stops. The department has a task force model 287(g) agreement with ICE that it signed on Aug. 4. Now, after the detentions rattled the tight-knit community, Police Chief Steve Gray says the department is reevaluating that agreement, and apologized for the fear that it caused.^[6]

Oversight & Policy

The Case for Impeachment: ICE’s routine denial of due process would justify impeachment on its own

If anti-immigration enforcement tactics violate the Constitution and basic human rights, Congress must act to hold the president accountable.

The debate over President Donald Trump’s immigration policies isn’t about whether they are effective or popular, but whether they break the law and violate the Constitution, which would justify impeachment. Impeachment is one of the most serious powers granted to Congress.^[7]

This essay is part of a series called “The Case for Impeachment,” which illuminates how Donald Trump has trampled the rule of law and is a clear and present danger to the republic.
— as reported by Inquirer.com

ICE questions detainees over claims of illegal voting

Immigrants in federal custody are being asked whether they voted unlawfully, as a sweeping election-fraud inquiry expands before the midterms WASHINGTON (MNTV) — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is questioning detained immigrants about whether they have voted illegally, part of a broad federal investigation into alleged noncitizen voting ahead of the midterm elections, according to internal communications obtained by The Washington Post.

ICE added a question about illegal voting to its detainee booking system in late August, the Post reported, and from Oct. 1 began asking those who say they voted unlawfully whether they did so in person or by mail. The questioning is part of a Homeland Security Investigations operation that has drawn on nearly 100 million records, including voter data, and has examined nonprofit and voter-registration groups suspected of helping noncitizens register. Several reviews reportedly found no evidence of violations.^[8]

Primary Records

Check the government’s own records directly:

• ICE detainee death reporting (ICE’s own notices)
• DHS Office of Inspector General reports
• ICE online detainee locator

References

1. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Sewage floods cells at ICE detention center in Georgia, advocates say. ↩
2. KTNV Las Vegas. ICE waived rule requiring detainees receive medical checkups within two weeks. ↩
3. Springfield News-Sun. ICE calls dismissal of ACLU ICE watcher lawsuit a ‘legal victory’. ↩
4. KSL News. Judge orders release of immigrant detained in controversial arrest as Ogden officer looked on. ↩
5. Audacy. ICE detains Delco mother heading to Disneyland for family trip. ↩
6. The Salt Lake Tribune. After ICE detained 5 people in central Utah, local police are reconsidering their agreement with the feds. ↩
7. Inquirer.com. The Case for Impeachment: ICE’s routine denial of due process would justify impeachment on its own. ↩
8. Muslim Network TV. ICE questions detainees over claims of illegal voting. ↩

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