People detained at a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Southern California said they were sprayed with a disinfectant and were left to suffer the health consequences. Now, they've moved forward with legal action.
Miriam Scheetz is one of seven plaintiffs named in the complaint. During a rally outside a federal courthouse on Tuesday, she shared the symptoms she claims she suffered. The class action lawsuit filed in federal court on behalf of more than 1,300 detainees claimed improper use of the chemical from February 2020 to April 2021, followed by disregard from staff when people said they reported symptoms.
A spokesperson for the Geo Group Inc. told Eyewitness News in a statement shared on Tuesday the cleaning products the company uses are regulated by the EPA and are used in accordance with manufacturer guidelines, adding:
Wtf illegals have rights in our country… oh shit it’s commiefornia ok makes sense.
Wow, people breaking the law don’t want to be punished? How about you don’t enter the country illegally and you won’t get locked up?
Yet here they are, still infectious.
Don’t want to be in this situation?… don’t illegally come here and break the law doing it.
Puhleeze