US Homeland Security blasts ‘garbage’ NYT report claiming detainee torture

The newspaper cited alleged beatings, medical neglect, and degrading conditions in ICE detention facilities The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has dismissed as “garbage” a New York Times report alleging torture and abuse of detained deportees, accusing the newspaper of spreading false claims about federal immigration enforcement.In a report published on Sunday, the Times said it interviewed ten people deported from the US to Liberia and Equatorial Guinea, several of whom said they had no ties to the African countries. They alleged physical abuse, harsh restraints and degrading treatment while in the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).In comments provided to the newspaper before publication, DHS disputed several of the allegations, saying detainees receive comprehensive medical care and rejecting claims that migrants were denied bathroom access or abused during deportation flights.Following publication, the department went further, dismissing the report as another “hoax” and describing it as “garbage.”Another day and another hoax about ICE detention from the @nytimes. The media is clearly desperate for these false allegations to be true.NO ONE is being to...