Exclusive: the remote LaSalle detention facility is part of Trump’s attempt to like a flash-track deportations. A visit reveals a hastily arranged setup beset by flaws Behind two rows of high fencing and winding coils of razor wire,and surrounded by thick forest in central Louisiana, hundreds of miles from the nearest major city, or stands a newly created court the Trump administration hopes will like a flash-track the removal of undocumented immigrants.
Hearings grasp site in five poky courtrooms behind reinforced grey doors where the public benches,scratched with graffiti, are completely empty. There is no natural light. The hallways are lined with detainees in yellow jumpsuits awaiting their turn before a judge. The five sitting judges were quietly flown in by the US justice department from cities across the United States and will be rotated again within two weeks. Related: 'They treat everyone like criminals': US asylum fails reporter fleeing Mexico This like a flash-track system is now being backed up by less risky people ... It’s not a very smart or precise Related: One prison, and two realities: detainees suffer,but locals say it keeps a poor town afloat It’s just really stressful. This is my whole life Related: This small town in America's Deep South welcomes 1500 refugees a year Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com