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Brianna DelValle's avatar

Same nonsense as here in PA in Tremont.

People in DHS had to know that these issues would come up, that you can't just build stuff without water or sewer. What is the end goal here? It's bananas.

Rose's avatar

Kind of like the war the prez started. No planning. It’s their trademark.

John H. Yates's avatar

Nope. They ARE just that stupid! Q. E. D. #Politics

Safrianna Lughna πŸ¦„πŸŒˆβœ¨'s avatar

Thank you for continuing to cover this!

Teresa's avatar

Doesn’t matter how much they spend to make it look presentable, it’s still a fucking concentration camp.

kirk shriver's avatar

Everybody following this remember that Teresa is right. However, don't be mislead by the idea that concentration camp is the same thing as a death camp. The Nazis had several concentration camps for every death camp they operated. Concentration camps were first used by Spain in Cuba in 1898 and soon after by the British in the second Baor War in 1901. Harold Ickes, FDR's Secretary of the Interior, said that the euphemism. internment camps of Japanese Americans during WWII was inappropriate and that they should be considered concentration camps. So while the concentration camps are not as bad as death camps they are truly BAD.

Teresa's avatar

We disagree. There is death happening there, murders, rapes, assaults, torture, disappearances, missing persons, and frankly, with no transparency, who knows the actual number of any of these crimes? They tell us they’ve deported thousands, but how do we know? Because they say so? I’m not precious about labels. Concentration Camp, Death Camp, no matter, atrocities, crimes are committed there, while ignoring our laws and Constitution. Without any transparency.

Angela Marini's avatar

I have friends who live in Wash County, including one who served on Town Council for one of the small towns near Hagerstown. Unfortunately, the ICE prison has significant support not just w the totally feckless board but also with what seems like a majority of locals. My friend was ousted from her Town Council seat during an election when MAGA swept all seats and immediately started to dismantle any progress that was made. Dems & Progressives in Washington County are up against some pretty tough odds and I have tons of respect for their continued commitment to fighting the good fight. I think state level opposition- starting with this lawsuit and including the important work you are doing to get the facts out is incredibly important.

Susan Grodsky's avatar

Michael, have you asked the do-nothing, lay-down-and-play-dead Washington County Council what they think about the damage this facility will bring to their county? The details you reveal haven't been publicly known before now. Even MAGAlites might pause when raw sewage is polluting their waterways.

Leni Miller's avatar

Spread this news!!!

So Important

Patti Fraticelli's avatar

Doesnt DHS have a contract with a porta potty company waiting to make a fortune? Bottled water and meals shipped in. Stagger people into showers once a week. EVIL

kirk shriver's avatar

Stink and filth sounds like a reasonable ploy for the "Thunderpants" administration. Turn the concentration camps into death camps via smell.

James A Mascaro's avatar

How do we get this on main line media?

Spring is Coming 🌸's avatar

The facts presented here are so very important. They sure prove that a typical warehouse is absolutely no place to house humans ethically or practically. Add these facts together with the deaths, disease and emergency situations current camps are facing and you have a no-brainer. Shut these horrific impractical places down. Keep folks in their own homes. Provide decent and lawful paths to citizenship

StacyπŸ’«πŸ§Ώβ™“οΈ's avatar

Why would anyone think the facility would need this much water? Aren’t these ppl just here to be deported? 1-2 days max right? Oh what? it’s not near a major airport you say? What ohhhh they aren’t meant to live-they’re coming here to be raoed, tortured & die slow deaths got it. 🀬🀬🀬. These are concentration camps period

MD Blue's avatar

As a resident of Washington County, I am so pissed about this. I want ICE abolished!

Aleta G's avatar

Thank you for exposing this. Anyone know abput WA state?

Nancy's avatar

I hope the project gets stopped. Sheesh.

Sharon Lee's avatar

Same Exact scenario here in Roxbury, New Jersey. We need more answers Today!

Carol Jarvinen's avatar

It's horrifying that the country commissioners are in favor!

kirk shriver's avatar

Just study your history. The Nazis had about the same level of support in the German population as Thunderpants ever did but in both cases there are many places where this support is more widespread and those that disagree are often cowed by the aggression of MAGA.

Oaktown's avatar

This is insanity. Times a trillion. Thank you so much for your reporting of these greedy, stupid, lawless people.