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Bug infestations, moldy ceilings, botched medical care found at ICE detention facility

Hundreds of illegal immigrants being detained at an ICE facility in Georgia were kept in rooms covered in mold, were served cold meals, faced bug infestations and got substandard medical care, according to a new inspector general’s audit released Wednesday.

The Folkston Processing Center and the Folkston Annex were also understaffed, didn’t respond quickly to grievances, and misplaced detainees’ belongings, forcing them to leave the facility without getting back phones, watches and even cash they’d had when they arrived, the Homeland Security inspector general said.

The report was a biting account of conditions at a time when U.