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MayReasonRule

(4,087 posts) Mon Jan 26, 2026, 01:57 PM Jan 26

Claim: Detainees at the Prairieland, TX ICE detention center face death by freezing - ICE refuses to turn on heat [View all]

How many people will survive this ICE storm?
Detainees at the Prairieland ICE detention center outside of Dallas, TX, are in danger of freezing to death because ICE refuses to turn on the heat despite it being 13Â°F.
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#FuckICE #ICEDetentionCenter #Texas #Resist #ProudBlue #Pinks
— SaltyBitchables (@saltybitchables.bsky.social) 2026-01-26T17:22:47.096Z

Any other sources for this as of yet?

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Claim: Detainees at the Prairieland, TX ICE detention center face death by freezing - ICE refuses to turn on heat [View all] MayReasonRule Jan 26 OP

Are they refusing or is there a power outage? MineralMan Jan 26 #1

A Fair Question Although, No Way A Facility That Large Doesn't Have Back Up Generators MayReasonRule Jan 26 #3

Yeah. I have no way of knowing what is going on there. MineralMan Jan 26 #5

Thank You For Looking Into It Further... MayReasonRule Jan 26 #7

You can bet someone is making money off of that "center". efhmc Jan 26 #10

No doubt. MineralMan Jan 26 #11

They aren't detention centers, gab13by13 Jan 26 #2

Unfortunately Dead On Point MayReasonRule Jan 26 #6

Depends. A step relative of my spouse died in a Texas prison haele Jan 26 #9

"We didn't kill them. They just died of cold and starvation and typhus. It wasn't our fault" struggle4progress Jan 26 #4

... To comment on the services provided at this office, please write to: struggle4progress Jan 26 #8

How does Greg_In_SF Jan 26 #12