October 11, 2019

Stewart Detention Center

Lumpkin GA

DHS Office for Civil Rights

And Civil Liberties

MS 0190-245. SW

Building 410

Washington DC. 20528-1090

FORMAL COMPLAINT

A cordial greeting from us.

By means of this letter, we wish to make a formal complaint, in the name of those

detainees at STEWART DETENTION CENTER, of abuses, atrocities, violations of Human

Rights, racism, and hate against all the immigrants in this detention center.

First of all, we denounce the unjust, unprofessional and unethical decisions by Judge Dan

Trimble. This judge makes decisions which are more personal than professional, since even

when the requirements to apply for parole or bond are met, he denies any possibility of such

benefit, denying political asylum among other requests, even with credible fear. He holds the

record for the most detainees held in this prison because of his acts of racism and hatred against

immigrants.

As a result of these decisions, a series of suicide attempts, hunger strikes, protests, and other

events have been unleashed. It should be noted that three weeks ago, 72 detainees held a protest

in the prison yard. But in less than 24 hours, special forces handcuffed them all and caused them

to disappear from the detention center. They cut off phone communications to keep us from

reporting anything about these events to our families, they restrict visits, and nothing at all comes

to light.

Likewise, in this prison when you say that you are sick or that you have problems with

depression, hopelessness, or anxiety, normal symptoms for being deprived of liberty, they

prescribe and make you take pills that keep you sedated. They even isolate you in a place called

the “POSO” [the pit] which is a 2x2 meter room where you are alone and naked.

In this prison there are people with mental illnesses, psychological and nervous problems, as well

as epilepsy. This is the case with one immigrant named Y O with A number:

who is a Citizen of . This person has been detained for 6 months without obtaining

any kind of treatment for his condition. He constantly has nervous and epileptic attacks and it

doesn’t matter to the officers of this detention center that his mental, emotional and physical

health condition is very bad. He is 30 years old, but because of his illness he acts as if he were a

nine year old boy. This is an injustice that is being done to this person, not making a record to

even have a credible fear interview with ICE. His situation is so bad that he himself doesn’t have

the capacity to request a deportation if that were the case. He tells us that he feels very sad and

that he no longer wants to be locked up. What is happening to this person is a great injustice by

the authorities of this detention center, ICE, and all those who deny the opportunity for parole to

this person or to anyone else for humanitarian reasons. We believe that he deserves it; his family

no longer knows what to do in order to reunite with him in this country.

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Similarly, we denounce the ICE officers for their poor job performance. We never have

information from them about our cases or whatever other information we need. We ask the

detention officers and they say they don’t know, and that we should talk with the ICE officer.

And with that person the same thing happens, they say that they don’t know anything about it.

We are never able to talk personally with them. There are detainees who have been in this

detention center for 11 months without having committed any crime except having crossed the

river illegally in search of asylum, to have so much time without an answer just because of the

negligence of ICE.

We haven’t seen the sunlight for a week; they have taken away our right to recreation within this

prison. We are desperate. Many of us came in search of freedom, fleeing persecution and torture

by dictators in countries like VENEZUELA, NICARAGUA and CUBA. And we find all these

abuses that cause us to suffer even more. Many would rather be deported and die in their own

countries than die slowly with the mental torture that we live with here.

We want to be heard and we want your intervention in all the aforementioned. We are drowning.

We need help immediately, and we request that you take action on this matter. For these reasons

we dare to make this complaint and we hope that you will respect us and respect our Human

Rights.

With no more to add, we appreciate your attention and await your prompt response.

Very truly yours, from all the detainees at this detention center.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!

GOD BLESS THE IMMIGRANTS!!

DENUNCIA FORMAL

OHS Oficina para Derechos Civiles Y Libertades Civiles MS 0190 - 245. SW

Building 410 Washington DC. 20528 - 0190

Un cordial saludo, de nuestra parte.

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Por medic de la presente carta queremos hacer una formal denuncia, en nombre de los detenidos de STEWART DETENTION CENTER, por los atropellos, abuses, violaciones de los Derechos Humanos, Racismo y odio en contra de todos los inmigrantes en di9cha detenci6n.

Primera que todo denunciar las decisiones injustas, no profesionales y antieticas por parte del juez Den Trimble este juez toma mas decisiones personales que profesionales, ya que aun teniendo los requisites para aplicar para una libertad condicional o fianza este niega toda posibilidad de tal beneficio, negando asilos pollticos entre otras solicitudes aun teniendo un miedo crefble, tiene el record de mas detenidos recluidos en esta prisi6n por sus actos de racismo y odio en contra de los inmigrantes.

A rafz de estas decisiones se han desatado una serie de intentos de suicidios, huelgas de hambre, protestas entre otros acontecimientos cabe destacar que hace 3 semanas atras 72 detenidos realizaron una protesta en el patio de la prisi6n, pero en menos de 24 horas fuerzas especiales los esposaron a todos desapareciendo a los detenidos de la detenci6n, cortaron comunicacio!les telef6nicas para no informar nada de los acontecimientos a nuestros familiares, restringen las visitas y nada sale a la luz publica.

Asf mismo en esta prisi6n cuando dices que estas enfermo o que tienes problemas de depresi6n, desespero, ansiedad sf ntomas norm ales por estar privados de libertad te recetan y obligan a tomar pastillas que te mantienen sedado incluso te aislan a un lugar llamado "POSO" es un cuarto de 2x2 donde estas solo y desnudo.

En esta prisi6n hay personas con retrasos mentales, psico16gicos, nerviosos y epilepticos, este

es el caso de un inmigrante de nombre V O con numero A: , Quien es Ciudadano de esta persona tiene ya 6 meses de estar detenido sin obtener ningun tipo de tratamiento para su padecimiento, constantemente le dan ataques nerviosos y epi lepticos esto sin importarles a los oficiales de esta detenci6n esta persona esta muy mal en su condici6n mental, sentimental y de salud tiene 30 anos de edad pero por su enfermedad

actua como si fuese un ninito de 9 anos, esto es una injusticia que se le hace a esta persona no siendo acta ni para tener una entrevista de un miedo creible con ICE Es tan mal la situaci6n de el que ni el mismo tiene la capacidad de so licitar una deportaci6n si a asi fuese, nos cuenta que el se siente muy triste que ya no quiere estar encerrado, lo que pasa por esta persona es una gran injusticia por parte de las autoridades de esta detenci6n, ice y todos los que le niegan la oportunidad de tener una libertad cond icional para esta persona o ya sea una por razones

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humanitarias q consideramos se la merece, sus familiares ya no saben que hacer para que se puedan reunir con el en este pais.

De igual manera Denunciamos a los oficiales de ICE por el mal desempeno de su trabajo nunca tenemos informaci6n por parte de ellos de nuestros casos o cualquier otra informaci6n q necesitemos preguntamos a los oficiales de la detenci6n y dicen no saber, que hablemos con el oficial de ice y con esta persona pasa lo mismo diciendo no saber nada al respecto, nunca podemos hablar personalmente con ellos, hay detenidos con 11 meses en esta detenci6n sin haber cometido un delito mas que el de haber cruzado el rio ilegalmente en busca de un asilo, tener mucho tiempo sin respuesta solo por la negligencia de los ICE.

Tenemos una semana sin ver la luz del sol, nos han quitado el derecho a la recreaci6n dentro de esta prisi6n. Estamos desesperados muchos venimos huyendo de persecuci6n y tortura por dictadores en paises como VENEZUELA, NICARAGUA Y CUBA en busca de libertad y nos encontramos con todo estos atropellos nos hacen sufrir mas, muchos prefieren ser deportados y morir en sus pafses que morir lentamente con la tortura mental que aquf se vive.

Queremos Ser escuchados y que puedan intervenir en todo lo antes mencionados estamos ahogados necesitamos ayuda de inmediato y que tomen cartas en el asunto, por estas razones nos atrevimos a realizar esta denuncia queremos que se nos cumplan y respeten nuestros Derechos Humanos.

Sin mas que agregar y agradeciendo la atenci6n prestada y asf mismo esperando pronta respuesta de su parte.

Nos despedimos muy atentamente todos los detenidos de esta detenci6n.

!! MUCHAS GRACIAS ii

!! DIOS BENDIGA LOS ENMIGRANTES ii

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