A man being held in federal custody says he was attacked by another detainee inside an immigration detention center in Washington and accused officials of failing to provide him with adequate medical care or notify local police.

Wilfredo Castillo Rivas, a 47-year-old asylum seeker who is currently detained at the Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma told Newsweek that on August 12 he was lying on his bunk when another man attacked him without provocation.

"I can't sleep very well. I'm afraid that someone will attack me again. I have nightmares of someone coming and stabbing me. I'm not OK. I don't trust anyone here. I don't feel secure here. I don't feel safe," Castillo told Newsweek in an exclusive statement.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) told Newsweek that the al

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