AUSTIN, Texas — A Salvadoran woman who said a guard groped her inside an immigration detention facility has been released, advocates said. While the AP doesn’t usually identify alleged victims of sexual assault, Monterrosa-Flores agreed to come forward publicly. “She sarcastically said, ‘Do you think they’ll believe you or me?”‘The FBI opened a civil rights investigation into Monterrosa-Flores’ case. ICE has said that it has implemented “strong protections” for people who are sexually assaulted in detention facilities. About 40,000 people are being held in immigration detention, many in private facilities under contracts with ICE.

Source: National Post March 17, 2018 17:33 UTC