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Honduran man with chronic pain denied prescribed skin cream in ICE detention

A Honduran man held at Batavia was denied a prescribed skin cream and adequate pain medication after ibuprofen stopped working, advocates said in July 2025, despite requests for specialist care.

Nov 6, 2025Batavia, NYCountry of origin: Honduras

A Honduran man detained at Batavia was not receiving a prescribed medical cream to treat a skin condition, according to advocates with Justice for Migrant Families who documented his case in July 2025. The man also suffers from chronic pain, and ibuprofen had stopped working. Advocates demanded ICE take him to a specialist and administer different pain medication, but according to the organization's executive director, this has not happened.

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