A coalition of organisations says the privately-run centre is depriving migrants access to a crucial legal orientation while ignoring other key legal requirements.
The report also describes situations where initial screening interviews by telephone with asylum officers are easily overheard by other migrants, citing testimonials from migrants who express alarm at the lack of privacy and fear of recounting past persecution abroad, including conflicts with organised crime and sexual assault.
Alberto Mendez, a 33-year-old Salvadoran national, said his asylum screening at the Torrance County Detention Facility took place in unison with 15 other migrants without prior legal advice and ended in rejection. “My fear was that what you were saying would be divulged in your own country,” he said. “And that could bring reprisals and even bigger consequences.”
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