ICE detainees go hungry and nicotine poisoning soars in kids: Morning Rundown

As immigration arrests ramp up, detainees are raising concerns about food shortages in ICE facilities.

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People being held in Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention centers in at least seven states are complaining of hunger, food shortages and spoiled food, detainees and immigration advocates say. Some detainees have gotten sick and others have lost weight, they say. In one facility, an incident involving detainees reportedly broke out, in part because of food.

The problems with food come amid overcrowding at ICE facilities tied to the Trump administration’s push to quickly ramp up immigration arrests. While capacity data isn’t publicly available for every ICE detention facility, nationwide figures on the availability of beds show a system beyond its overall capacity. As of mid-June, ICE was detaining nearly 60,000 people, almost 45% above the capacity provided for by Congress.

A former ICE official told NBC News it is difficult for a facility to stay stocked with the right amount of food when, on any given day, it may face an unexpected surge of new detainees. Read the full story here.

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