Virginia Coalition for Immigrant Rights (VACIR) Urges Immediate Action to End Inhumane Conditions at Chantilly ICE Facility

08/29/2025
Press Release

VACIR calls for federal oversight after reports of overcrowding, lack of food, and denial of legal access at Virginia’s ICE field office.

Chantilly, Virginia – The Virginia Coalition for Immigrant Rights (VACIR) has received credible reports that the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Field Office at 14797 Murdock St., Chantilly, VA 20151 has exceeded its holding capacity, creating inhumane and unsafe conditions for detainees. 

Reports from attorneys and advocates indicate that individuals inside are facing a lack of clean drinking water, insufficient food, and overcrowded, cramped spaces. Attorneys have also been denied access to their clients, raising grave concerns about detainees’ well-being and basic rights.

“Attorneys who represent people detained at this facility are being blocked from seeing their clients,” said Monica Sarmiento, Executive Director of VACIR. “One client was held for seven days without any access to their lawyer. This is a blatant denial of due process, and attorneys cannot be assured of their clients’ safety or well-being. This is unacceptable.”

Sarmiento added: “Everyone, regardless of status, deserves humane treatment. Generations before us fought to secure the right of due process — rights that are clearly being denied in Chantilly today.”

VACIR is calling on elected officials and the public to demand accountability in the following ways:

  • Call the White House Comment Line at (202) 456-1111 and urge immediate action to end these inhumane conditions.
  • Contact Senator Mark Warner, Senator Tim Kaine, and Congressman Alex Vindman to request an urgent oversight visit to the Chantilly ICE Field Office.
  • Demand that conditions be brought up to code and that due process rights be protected for all individuals detained there.

Virginia Coalition for Immigrant Rights (VACIR) is a multi-racial,multi-ethnic coalition of organizations that exists to win dignity, power, and quality of life for all immigrant and refugee communities across Virginia.

VACIR is a multi-racial and multi-ethnic coalition of organizations that exists to win dignity, power and quality of life for all immigrant and refugee communities.