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Detainees report TB outbreak, overcrowding at Louisiana ICE facility

Aug 8, 2026 · Louisiana

Detainees report TB outbreak, overcrowding at Louisiana ICE facility

A leaked video filmed by a detainee inside the River Center ICE Detention Center in Louisiana shows 76 people held together in a single crowded space. Detainees allege exposure to outbreaks of tuberculosis, flu, and conjunctivitis, and say sick people are being placed in punitive isolation cells instead of receiving medical care. The detainee who filmed the footage asked media outlets for help publicizing the conditions.

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