All of this reminds me of the time of Nazism: the testimony of an 86-year

The American left divided over ICE: “To some, eliminating it would be like getting rid of the military!” Authorities provide an administrative explanation: she arrived in June 2025 on a 90-day tourist visa and was still in the country “seven months later”. Since then, she returned to France on April 18. She has hired a lawyer to try to obtain permanent residency and cites a document issued by the Ministry of Defense as the spouse of a veteran, consulted by the New York Times.

Migrants treated “like dogs”

During her arrest, she passed through several facilities. First Birmingham: “fifteen” detainees per cell, according to her. Then Basile, in Louisiana, 700 kilometers away. There, she talks about a “fortress”. She describes “terrible screams” at all hours and a “smell of excrement,” in Ouest-France. She also claims not to have been treated for an “acute sciatica crisis”.

But beyond her detention conditions, it is the overall treatment of migrants considered “like dogs” that she denounces. “Arbitrary arrests, chains on our feet, calls in the middle of the night, the attire, orange for us migrants, green for homosexuals, red for criminals, all of this reminds me of the time of Nazism.”

Minneapolis, the population’s war of attrition against ICE: “We will be here until they leave”

A heavy and acknowledged comparison but also a personal questioning because until then, Marie-Thérèse Ross-Mahé supported Donald Trump and his immigration policy. “I did not think such places existed,” she told the New York Times.

“I will speak out for people to know”

Today, she wants to testify for others: “I want to be the spokesperson for my fellow detainees. I told them: “I will speak about you so that people know what you are going through.” My goal is to shut down these facilities.”

The New York Times specifies that it could not independently verify every detail of her account, while pointing out that it aligns with other similar testimonies.

“They are out of control”: in the United States, ICE immigration police cause concern

In an interview with the newspaper, the Department of Homeland Security defends ICE facilities, asserting that they adhere to strict standards and are subject to regular inspections.

However, these structures remain under pressure. They are regularly criticized, especially after the death of two Americans killed in January by federal agents in Minneapolis.