Immigrants who were detained at Adelanto in San Bernardino County allege that a disinfectant harmed them — and continues to do so.
over the years for the management of its facilities, including allegations of mistreatment of inmates and inadequate staffing, issued a statement denying the lawsuit’s allegations and asserting that its cleaning products are used securely at all ICE processing centers.
For several years, GEO Group has been locked in a legal battle with the state of California, which is seeking to shut down all private prisons. In October 2021, a panel of the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appealsthat California must exempt federal immigration detention centers from its ban on for-profit prisons.
The company also warns that contact of HDQ Neutral with the eyes can cause permanent damage to the conjunctiva and tissue damage and that inhalation can lead to coughing, as well as as irritation or damage to the mucous membranes of the respiratory tract.has been linked to infertility, birth defects, asthma, and other respiratory and reproductive harm.
“This left white spots all over the place, stains that we all recognized and that nobody wanted to touch,” Hernández said. At mealtimes, some detainees tried to cover their food to keep it from being contaminated. In September 2020, a federal judge upheld the complaint and ordered GEO Group to stop using HDQ Neutral, but the company apparently continued its practices, said Eddie Torres, policy coordinator for the Inland coalition.
Another detainee, Miriam Scheetz, 59, said she still suffers from nose bleeds and chronic headaches since being held at Adelanto from March 2019 to August 2020. Just a few days later, Scheetz said, she began to suffer from dizziness, nausea, vomiting, blood in her saliva, and headaches. Over the following months her visits to doctors became continuous, but she was prescribed only ibuprofen.
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