Immigration detention cycles detainees through repeated overcrowded holding cells

Evidence

For six hours they were stuck waiting in the holding cell, as if “holding” meant a place where you hold on to (a) family or (b) your sanity. It scared her to the white of her bones, and when they finally heard their names called, the women sighed in relief. But their respite was short-lived. They were merely herded into another holding cell, teeming with even more people, the most crowded place Rasha could imagine, and they would stay there for two days. Rasha broke down and sobbed. — Moustafa Bayoumi, How Does It Feel to Be a Problem? Being…, 96

Categorization

• XREF: Connects to the general theme of detention system dehumanization also present in post-9/11 reporting and in the reader’s broader knowledge of ICE detention.