DHS: NBC Report on Detained Illegals Starving ‘Fake News’

The Department of Homeland Security on Monday ripped a media report as “fake news” that alleged illegal immigrants in overcapacity detention centers are going hungry because of food shortages.

An unnamed former Immigration and Customs Enforcement official told NBC News in a story published Monday that it’s difficult for a detention facility to stay stocked with the right amount of food when it might face an unexpected surge of new detainees.

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“Meals are certified by dieticians. Ensuring the safety, security, and well-being of individuals in our custody is a top priority at ICE.”

Reports of poor conditions at ICE facilities are becoming a common theme in the mainstream media, with The New York Times reporting June 28 that the Trump administration’s crackdown on illegal immigration is straining the nation’s detention facilities.

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DHS posted, “ICE actually has higher detention quality standards than most US detention spaces that hold actual US citizens. Despite a historic number of injunctions, DHS is working rapidly, overtime to remove these illegal aliens from detentions centers to their final destination: home.”

* Original Article;
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/dhs-detention-centers-food-shortage/2025/07/14/id/1218722/