Argentine football player Franco Rossi was subjected to serious violations inside an immigration detention center run by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Department in the United States of America, where he was detained for several weeks following a problem with his residence documents and entry visa.
Press reports conveyed harsh details about the player’s detention conditions, confirming that he was subjected to harsh treatment methods and abuses, some of which amounted to psychological and physical torture, in addition to being deprived of regular communication with his family or legal advisors, and his health condition deteriorated as a result of the poor living conditions inside the prison.
This incident sparked a widespread wave of denunciation and anger in sports and human rights circles in Argentina, amid strong demands from sports and diplomatic institutions to open an urgent and independent investigation to uncover the circumstances of the incident and hold accountable those responsible for these violations against the player.
