Tacoma ICE Facility Reports at Least 6 Suicide Attempts by Migrants

This year has been challenging for immigrants in the U.S., with incidents like the collapse of a bridge in Baltimore leading to the death of six immigrant construction workers and suicide attempts by migrants at an ICE detention center in Tacoma, Washington. The detainees attempted suicide through hanging and asphyxiation, with concerns raised about conditions such as solitary confinement and neglect affecting mental health. The facility is owned by the GEO Group, and calls for its closure have been made by activists like Maru Mora Villalpando. Senators have called for investigations into the situation, prompting a response from the Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.

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