Miami, FL — Families and immigration advocates say severely ill detainees held at two Florida ICE facilities are being prepared for deportation to African countries where they have no ties, despite serious medical conditions that have already complicated efforts to remove them elsewhere.
Among them is 41-year-old Cuban national Noslén Sendra, who suffers from uncontrolled diabetes and acute pancreatitis and has reportedly lost more than 50 pounds while detained. His wife says Mexico refused to accept him because of his medical needs, after which immigration officials told him he could instead be sent to Africa.
Advocates say deportation flights to the Central African Republic and Burundi could leave as early as this week. They warn that detainees with diabetes, heart conditions and other illnesses face heightened risks during flights lasting up to 24 hours, particularly if access to medication, food or medical treatment is limited.
Conditions at Miami’s Krome North Processing Center have already drawn federal scrutiny. An unannounced government inspection found 1,102 detainees packed into a facility designed for 882, along with insufficient toilets, showers and sinks.
The Trump administration has increasingly deported migrants to third countries when their home nations will not accept them. Human Rights Watch recently documented cases in which people transferred to African nations subsequently faced arbitrary detention, persecution or abuse.
DHS did not provide a substantive response about Sendra’s case.
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