A Belarusian asylum-seeker endured a botched ICE deportation attempt to Turkey and Azerbaijan, according to The Intercept, only to be returned and detained at Farmville Detention Center in Virginia. The facility was recently acquired by CoreCivic, a major private prison operator. The man now reports being denied medical care for a growing tumor — a case that highlights concerns about healthcare conditions in private immigration detention.

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