Thousands of immigrants each year in the U.S. are sent to solitary confinement, a punishment so severe that the United Nations considers a 15-day stint in solitary tantamount to torture. Read the first installment of my and @emilyhamer.bsky.social's 2-day report at @tucson.com: tinyurl.com/526aw89f

‘They’re torturing me’: ICE uses solitary confinement to scare people into self-deportingOne immigrant was sent to solitary confinement for refusing to self-deport. A teenager lost 20 pounds. One man attempted suicide. Experts say it's unconstitutional.tucson.com