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Detention Facilities: Monterrosa-Flores and Facility Guards

detention facilities: According to her lawsuit, Monterrosa-Flores attempted suicide in January, according to Metro News. While the AP doesn't usually identify alleged victims of sexual assault, Monterrosa-Flores has agreed to come forward publicly. Monterrosa-Flores is being detained at the T. Don Hutto Residential Center outside Austin. She told the AP in December that she believed ICE and the facility guards were trying to intimidate her. The agency has also said it has implemented strong protections for people who are sexually assaulted in detention facilities. Women are forced to do what they say or stay silent out of fear, she said.ICE said in February that it fully respects the rights of all people to voice their opinion without interference. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.