'It's like we're in a cage': Indiana man in ICE detention seeks to be reunited with family

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

67% : "Undocumented immigrants aren't a new thing.
63% : He is among thousands of undocumented immigrants who are held indefinitely at about 200 immigration detention centers (both private facilities and contracted county jails) across the country.
53% : In Indiana, the Clay County Jail detains people for ICE under a contract with the U.S. Marshals Service and ICE also has an intergovernmental service agreement with the Marion County Jail.
51% : Cartwright also asked ICE to review Martinez's case but the request was denied.
51% : In an effort to drop the number of immigration arrests and deportations, in February the Biden administration issued an interim enforcement memo stating that ICE officers would need preapproval before issuing deportation orders for undocumented immigrants who are not recent border crossers, a national security threat or a criminal offender with an aggravated felony conviction.
50% : The U Visa can be granted to undocumented immigrants who are victims of certain crimes, who have suffered mental or physical abuse, and are helpful to law enforcement or government officials in the investigation or prosecution of criminal activity.
49% : Advocates say some immigrants who are detained, have come to the United States seeking asylum; others have lived in the United States most of their lives and have U.S. citizen children, spouses and other immediate relatives.
47% : At the Boone County Jail in Kentucky where Martinez is detained, ICE is also under a contract with the U.S. Marshals Service.
46% : Last year, due to COVID-19 restrictions, ICE did not allow Martinez to marry his U.S. citizen fiancée while in custody.
45% : In a statement emailed to IndyStar, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials did not answer questions about recreational conditions for detainees at Boone County jail but said the agency is "firmly committed to the health and welfare of those in custody."
44% : After the assault, he developed a drinking problem and had multiple encounters with law enforcement.
41% : In Indiana, advocates earlier this year asked the Marion County Sheriff to stop detaining people for ICE at the Marion County Jail.
35% : A complaint filed in May with the Department of Homeland Security Office of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties claimed that immigrants' lives are at risk in the custody of ICE at Clay County Jail due to the lack of precautions taken at the facility to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
34% : His asylum application was denied and due to his previous charges, and he didn't qualify for the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.
20% : The Biden administration in May ordered ICE to close two detention centers in Georgia and Massachusetts after allegations of abuse at both facilities.

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