How Does Inside ICE Detention: Stripped, Shackled Work?

It’s like being packed into a tiny box and told to stay still, that’s what it's like inside ICE detention when people are stripped, shackled, and kept in tight spaces.

Imagine you're playing with your favorite toy, but someone grabs it from you, ties your hands behind your back, and puts you into a small closet. That’s what happens to many people in ICE detention, they’re taken out of their clothes (stripped), tied up (shackled), and put in tiny rooms or cells where there's not much room to move.

If you’ve ever been squished into a small car with your siblings during a road trip, you know how uncomfortable that can be. Now imagine being in a tiny cell, all day and night, no toys, no TV, just the sound of people walking by or talking.

Sometimes they’re kept like this for days, weeks, even longer, not because they did anything wrong, but just because they're waiting to go somewhere else. It's like being stuck inside a squeezable toy that doesn’t let you move, and it’s hard to feel happy when you can't stretch or play. It’s like being packed into a tiny box and told to stay still, that’s what it's like inside ICE detention when people are stripped, shackled, and kept in tight spaces.

Imagine you're playing with your favorite toy, but someone grabs it from you, ties your hands behind your back, and puts you into a small closet. That’s what happens to many people in ICE detention, they’re taken out of their clothes (stripped), tied up (shackled), and put in tiny rooms or cells where there's not much room to move.