ICE detainee reveals video of drinking water apparently contaminated with worm-like creatures
Summary
A man detained at the Adelanto ICE immigration center in California showed a video of a water bottle containing worm-like creatures, claiming the water given to detainees is contaminated. The video comes amid a lawsuit about poor conditions at the facility, including lack of clean drinking water, and a judge's order for 24-hour access to safe water.Key Facts
- Carlitos Ricardo Parias, a detainee in Adelanto ICE facility, recorded a video showing a water bottle with worm-like creatures.
- Parias shared the video via video call with his attorneys and said the bottle contained the water given to detainees to drink.
- The Department of Homeland Security said the facility uses city water from Adelanto, the same as local residents and businesses.
- The private company Geo Group runs the Adelanto ICE facility but did not respond to questions about the video.
- A federal judge ordered ICE to make clean, drinkable water available 24 hours a day after a class-action lawsuit claimed dangerous conditions.
- Lawyers said detainees have complained for years about poor water quality and unsafe conditions at the center.
- Parias is also a TikTok creator who was shot by an ICE agent and is now facing removal from the U.S.
- Advocacy groups are investigating if ICE is following the judge’s order after the new video surfaced.
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