https://archive.org/details/60-minutes-inside-cecot
Absolutely inhumane conditions. Constant torture, no access to clean water or medicine, solitary confinement, beatings… Only 3% of those we sent were convicted of a violent crime, the vast majority only had pending charges, probably for illegal immigration.
Higher quality video: https://archive.org/details/60minutes-cecotsegment
It’s also worth noting that being in the country illegally is not actually a crime in the US. It’s a civil issue.
The criminal system seeks pnlunishment for a crime against society. The civil system seeks relief from famages, and can take many more forms.
If someone is convicted of a crime and pays a fine or serves their prison sentence, they’ve paid their debt to society and the matter is closed.
If you want to compel someone to do something or cease doing something, you need the civil system. For instance, if someone builds a fence over your property line, you need a civil ruling to force them to remove it.
The same thing goes for the government. Illegal immigration is a civil issue because it’s the only way for the ruling to compel the person to leave.
If only the government officials knew the law ¯_(ツ)_/¯