Severely ill ICE detainees face imminent deportation to unknown African states, advocates say

Some people are very sick in jails in Florida. These jails are for immigrants. The government wants to send these sick people away. They will go to countries in Africa. But their families and a group called The Workers Circle say this is a big problem. The sick people are called detainees. They do not know these African countries and have no family there.

Families say these detainees are very sick. Their health is getting worse. They worry what will happen if they go to a new, unknown place. The government plans to deport them very soon. Flights are ready to leave as early as Wednesday. This makes the families very sad and scared.

The Workers Circle is an advocacy group. This group helps people. They talk to the detainees in the jails. They also watch what happens. They agree with the families. They say it is not good to send very sick people to places where they have no connections. Everyone wants to know why this is happening and if the deportations can stop.