https://www.trtworld.com/article/12713266
Australia closes controversial immigrant detention centre - TRT World
Maribyrnong detention centre is one of several facilities used to lock up immigrants who arrive into the country without papers.
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https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-breakout/health-crises-grow-at-immigrant-detention-centers/
Health Crises Grow At Immigrant Detention Centers - KFF Health News
Sep 23, 2020 - Hundreds of detainees and staff are being tested for COVID-19 amid an outbreak at the Adelanto ICE Processing Center in California. And Mexican authorities say...
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https://psmag.com/news/whats-actually-causing-infectious-disease-outbreaks-in-immigrant-detention-centers/
What's Actually Causing Infectious Disease Outbreaks in Immigrant Detention Centers?
Jun 14, 2019 - While conspiracy theorists blame the spread of the disease on the migrants themselves, research indicates that severe overcrowding in U.S. detention facilities...
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https://www.jurist.org/news/2012/11/aclu-files-class-action-lawsuit-over-mandatory-immigrant-detention/
ACLU files class action lawsuit over mandatory immigrant detention - JURIST - News
[JURIST] The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) [advocacy website] filed a class action lawsuit [complaint, PDF; press release] Thursday on behalf of New...
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https://www.govexec.com/defense/2007/01/report-alleges-mistreatment-at-immigrant-detention-centers/23544/?oref=ge-next-story
Report alleges mistreatment at immigrant detention centers - Government Executive
Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency didn't give detainees appropriate medical care or adequate access to legal resources, inspector general finds.
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https://www.jurist.org/news/2011/03/rights-group-criticizes-us-immigrant-detention-system/
Rights group criticizes US immigrant detention system - JURIST - News
[JURIST] US immigration enforcement agencies are overly reliant on a flawed detention system, according to a report [PDF] released Thursday by the...
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https://www.ccijustice.org/
Fighting Immigrant Detention | California Collaborative for Immigrant Justice
The California Collaborative for Immigrant Justice (CCIJ) fights for the liberation of immigrants in detention through coordination, advocacy and legal...
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https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2023-06-28/california-private-detention-ban-overturned-future
California's for-profit immigrant detention ban failed. - Los Angeles Times
Jun 28, 2023 - The for-profit immigrant detention ban was enacted amid reports of unsafe conditions and health violations at detention facilities, including moldy food,...
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https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/juanes-john-legend-perform-at-immigrant-detention-center
Juanes, John Legend perform at immigrant detention center | Fox News
The Grammy winners each played two songs separately and one together to draw attention to immigration and mass incarceration.
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https://www.law360.com/articles/2436845/habeas-cases-flood-courts-after-immigrant-detention-shift?ref=ijti.us
Habeas Cases Flood Courts After Immigrant Detention Shift - Law360
Federal courts have been inundated with a flood of cases stemming from the Trump administration's revised approach to the detention of unauthorized immigrants,...
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https://www.texasobserver.org/even-the-birds-and-animals-are-free/
One Man's Journey Through the Immigrant Detention Behemoth
Apr 29, 2024 - Asylum-seeker Jeelani Ghulam traveled through 11 countries over one year from Pakistan to the U.S.-Mexico border, but his ordeal was only beginning.
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https://www.iheart.com/content/2026-03-04-measles-outbreak-reported-in-nations-largest-immigrant-detention-facility/
Measles Outbreak Reported In Nation's Largest Immigrant Detention Facility | iHeart
An ICE spokesperson confirmed at least 14 active cases of the highly contagious disease at the facility, which holds an average of nearly 3,000 detainees. |...
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https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-breakout/trump-administration-requests-additional-funding-to-operate-immigrant-detention-centers/
Trump Administration Requests Additional Funding To Operate Immigrant Detention Centers - KFF...
Dec 7, 2018 - Meanwhile, in Texas, questions abound about the future of the Tornillo Immigration Center.
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https://psmag.com/news/which-reports-on-immigrant-detention-conditions-can-we-trust/
Which Reports on Immigrant Detention Conditions Can We Trust?
Jul 3, 2019 - The government's own internal report confirms some of the claims made by Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and others this week.
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https://www.kjzz.org/2015-08-14/content-10103-dhs-immigrant-detention-facilities-face-more-scrutiny-inhumane-conditions
DHS Immigrant Detention Facilities Face More Scrutiny
Sep 18, 2024 - The Department of Homeland Security has received increasing scrutiny of its immigrant detention centers, including several in Arizona operated by different DHS...
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https://www.govexec.com/management/2018/03/how-supreme-court-expanding-immigrant-detention-system/146538/?oref=ge-next-story
How the Supreme Court is Expanding the Immigrant Detention System - Government Executive
Last week, the justices set a grim precedent for civil rights.
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https://www.govexec.com/management/2018/08/lawyers-defending-immigrant-children-detention-are-relying-court-case-80s/150297/?oref=ge-next-story
Lawyers Defending Immigrant Children In Detention Are Relying On A Court Case From The 1980s -...
A 15-year-old fleeing violence in El Salvador came to the US in 1985. Her case set in motion a Supreme Court decision that would affect how authorities ...
https://www.kpbs.org/news/2019/01/24/lawsuits-allege-grave-harm-to-immigrant-children
Lawsuits Allege 'Grave Harm' To Immigrant Children In Detention | KPBS Public Media
Jan 24, 2019 - Over 10,000 immigrant children are in U.S. custody. In the past year, lawyers say at least 170 willing sponsors were arrested and put in deportation...
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https://www.mic.com/articles/189936/lawsuits-allege-widespread-abuse-at-immigrant-detention-centers-where-minors-are-being-held
Lawsuits allege widespread abuse at immigrant detention centers where minors are being held
Jun 21, 2018 - Unaccompanied immigrant children held in private, government-funded juvenile detention centers are alleging widespread physical and mental abuse in a pair of...
https://www.ksat.com/news/national/2026/01/19/ice-says-an-immigrant-who-died-in-a-sprawling-texas-detention-facility-killed-himself/
ICE says an immigrant who died in a sprawling Texas detention facility killed himself
Jan 19, 2026 - Federal officials say an immigrant from Nicaragua has been found dead at a Texas immigration detention facility.
https://www.westernjournal.com/breaking-supreme-court-rules-favor-trump-illegal-immigrant-detention/?ff_source=Email&ff_medium=WJBreaking&ff_campaign=breaking&ff_content=western-journal
Breaking: Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Trump on Immigrant Detention
Mar 19, 2019 - The Supreme Court sided with the Trump administration, ruling that immigrants with criminal records can be detained while they await deportation.
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https://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-immigration-family-detention-20151020-story.html
Immigrant family detention centers are prison-like, critics say, despite order to improve - Los...
Oct 24, 2015 - On deadline to improve immigrant family detention centers, Obama administration officials said they had converted the facilities into short-term processing...
https://www.wm.edu/as/news/in-the-media/daily-yonder-qa-the-making-of-the-immigrant-detention-business-in-rural-america.php
Daily Yonder: Q&A: The Making of the Immigrant Detention Business in Rural America | College of...
Brianna Nofil, assistant professor of history, shares her research on how immigrant detention infrastructure has impacted small towns across America.
https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/woman-climbs-southwest-key-building-to-protest-detention-of-immigrant-children
Woman climbs Southwest Key building to protest detention of immigrant children | FOX 10 Phoenix
A woman has climbed on top of the Southwest Key building in East Austin to reportedly protest against the detention of immigrant children.
https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/protest-vigil-scheduled-against-inhumane-immigrant-detention-at-pinal-county-jail-july-7-6644563/
Protest Vigil Scheduled Against Inhumane Immigrant Detention at Pinal County Jail July 7 | Phoenix...
Jun 24, 2011 - Immigrant-rights activists are planning to hold a protest vigil at the Pinal County Jail July 7 in hope of pushing the federal government to end its...
https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2026/05/01/ice-detention-advocate
Immigrant rights advocate struggled to get her own nephew out of ICE detention | Here & Now
Seydi Sarr is an immigrant rights advocate in Detroit who primarily helps African immigrants find legal pathways to stay in the U.S. But when her own nephew...
https://www.kiro7.com/news/south-sound-news/ag-lawsuit-immigrant-detainees-paid-1day-snacks-for-work-at-detention-center/612111167/
AG lawsuit: Immigrant detainees paid $1/day, snacks for work at detention center - KIRO 7 News...
https://cruxnow.com/church-in-the-usa/2019/01/clinic-other-groups-join-in-lawsuit-over-detention-of-immigrant-youth
CLINIC, other groups join in lawsuit over detention of immigrant youth | Crux
The Catholic Legal Immigration Network, the Southern Poverty Law Center and other organizations have joined in a class-action lawsuit filed on behalf of the...
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https://justthenews.com/government/federal-agencies/joint-base-mcguire-dix-lakehurst-new-jersey-become-immigrant-detention
Military bases in New Jersey, Indiana to become immigrant detention facilities | Just The News
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, Camp Atterbury in Indiana can also house detained immigrants
https://www.fox29.com/news/trump-administration-seeks-to-expand-immigrant-family-detention
Trump administration seeks to expand immigrant family detention | FOX 29 Philadelphia
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) - The Trump administration is calling for the expanded use of family detention for immigrant parents and children who are stopped along...
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https://www.business-standard.com/amp/pti-stories/national/immigrant-detention-beds-may-be-maxed-out-as-trump-moves-to-deport-millions-and-millions-125012300478_1.html
Immigrant detention beds may be maxed out as Trump moves to deport millions | World News - Business...
President Donald Trump's inauguration-day executive orders and promises of mass deportations of millions and millions of people will hinge on securing money...
https://www.democracynow.org/2014/8/14/new_family_detention_centers_hold_immigrant
New Family Detention Centers Hold Immigrant Women and Children Without Bond as Asylum Claims Pend |...
The Obama administration has opened two new family detention centers to hold hundreds of women and children from Central America who fled to the United States...
https://www.kjzz.org/2014-11-21/content-9858-attorney-immigrant-transfers-out-artesia-detention-center-begin-immediately
Attorney: Immigrant Transfers Out of Artesia Detention Center To Begin Immediately
Sep 17, 2024 - An attorney representing immigrant women and children detained in New Mexico said she got a call alerting her that 24 of her clients would be transferred to...
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https://www.tmz.com/watch/0-5a5ois6d/
Rep. Steve King Defends Detention Centers for Immigrant Children
Rep. Steve King doesn't understand the fuss over immigrant children being placed in detention centers -- after separation from their parents -- because he says...
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https://www.popsci.com/detained-children-military-base-water-contamination/
Immigrant children in U.S. detention camps could face yet another health hazard: contaminated water
And as the Department of Defense begins housing detainees on military bases, the children could face yet another health risk: contaminated drinking water.
https://www.westword.com/news/immigrant-activist-wins-human-rights-award-detained-colorado-24545175/
Immigrant Activist Wins Human Rights Award Amid Colorado Detention | Denver Westword
May 15, 2025 - Held in an ICE detention center in Aurora since March, immigration advocate Jeanette Vizguerra is one of three winners of the RFK Human Rights award.
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https://www.opednews.com/populum/link.php?f=How-Trump-made-the-atrocio-in-General_News-Immigration_Laws_Obama-Hater_Trump-190625-32.html
QuickLink: How Trump made the atrocious immigrant detention conditions under Obama worse. | OpEdNews
QuickLink: How Trump made the atrocious immigrant detention conditions under Obama worse. - Some of the key differences between the situation under the Obama...
https://www.romper.com/p/6-ways-to-help-immigrant-children-in-detention-centers-right-now-18137728
6 Ways To Help Immigrant Children In Detention Centers Right Now
Jun 25, 2019 - The U.S. government is currently keeping hundreds of immigrant children in detention facilities separated from their parents. Conditions inside the camps have...
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https://wtop.com/maryland/2026/04/judge-extends-pause-on-work-to-turn-maryland-warehouse-into-immigrant-detention/
Judge extends pause on work to turn Maryland warehouse into immigrant detention - WTOP News
Apr 16, 2026 - A federal judge extended a pause on transforming a massive Maryland warehouse into a processing facility for immigrants in a development that comes as federal...
https://whyy.org/articles/gov-wolf-and-a-berks-county-official-are-plotting-ways-to-close-an-immigrant-detention-center/
Gov. Wolf plotting ways to close Berks County immigrant detention center - WHYY
The controversial Berks Family Residential Center is one of three facilities in the US that detains undocumented parents and children together.
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https://www.kjzz.org/news/2024-06-25/new-report-finds-majority-of-immigrant-deaths-in-ice-detention-could-have-been-prevented
New report finds majority of immigrant deaths in ICE detention could have been prevented
Jun 26, 2024 - In a new report out this week, a trio of rights groups allege the vast majority of immigrants who died while in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody...
https://www.fox13seattle.com/news/protesters-fighting-for-immigrant-rights-camp-outside-northwest-detention-center
Protesters fighting for immigrant rights camp outside Northwest Detention Center | FOX 13 Seattle
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https://www.kjzz.org/2015-02-27/content-9960-immigrant-families-given-opportunity-bond-out-detention
Immigrant Families Given Opportunity To Bond Out Of Detention
Sep 17, 2024 - Attorneys representing immigrant families detained in Texas report the federal government has started setting bonds that would allow their clients to be...
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https://www.aclu.org/press-releases/landmark-settlement-announced-federal-lawsuit-challenging-conditions-immigrant
Landmark Settlement Announced in Federal Lawsuit Challenging Conditions at Immigrant Detention...
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https://www.commondreams.org/news/2018/06/04/watch-facility-staff-call-police-senator-attempts-examine-conditions-immigrant
Watch: Facility Staff Call Police as Senator Attempts to Examine Conditions of Immigrant Detention...
Jul 17, 2024 - "Children should never be ripped from their families and held in secretive detention centers."
https://truthout.org/articles/immigrant-children-lead-uprising-at-texas-detention-center/
Immigrant Children Lead Uprising at Texas Detention Center | Truthout
Jan 26, 2026 - The immigrant jail, where many children are detained, has "horrible" conditions, including "putrid" drinking water.
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https://www.democracynow.org/2018/1/29/breaking_fed_judge_orders_immediate_release
Breaking: Fed. Judge Orders Immediate Release of Immigrant Rights Leader Ravi Ragbir from Detention...
In a major victory, a federal judge has ordered the immediate release of immigrant rights leader Ravi Ragbir from detention in New York.
https://www.theblaze.com/news/some-doctors-have-abruptly-walked-off-the-job-at-immigrant-detention-facilities-border-patrol-says
Some doctors have abruptly walked off the job at immigrant detention facilities, Border Patrol says...
Jul 13, 2019 - 'The situation became so overwhelming, they just quit'
https://www.democracynow.org/2017/5/3/headlines/texas_state_rep_admits_geo_group_wrote_immigrant_detention_bill_in_state_legislature
Texas State Rep. Admits GEO Group Wrote Immigrant Detention Bill in State Legislature | Democracy...
Meanwhile, in Texas, a state representative has admitted that the anti-immigrant bill he introduced into the state Legislature was actually written by the...
https://www.ksl.com/article/51468402/we-need-an-ice-facility-cox-expresses-support-for-immigrant-detention-center
'We need an ICE facility': Cox expresses support for immigrant detention center | KSL.com
Gov. Spencer Cox supports plans for an immigrant detention center in Utah and has reached out to federal officials to collaborate on the plans.
https://www.democracynow.org/2018/2/28/cruel_unconstitutional_aclu_denounces_scotus_ruling
Cruel & Unconstitutional: ACLU Denounces SCOTUS Ruling Approving Indefinite Immigrant Detention |...
The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that federal authorities can continue to indefinitely detain some immigrants and asylum seekers without a bond hearing. The 5-3...
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https://www.kjzz.org/2014-10-14/content-9811-immigrant-children-begin-school-new-mexico-detention-center
Immigrant Children Begin School In New Mexico Detention Center
Sep 17, 2024 - About 200 immigrant children held at a family detention center in Artesia attend classes in math, science and physical education. They also recieve English...
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https://theweek.com/speedreads/780510/melania-trump-just-made-surprise-trip-texas-immigrant-detention-facilities
Melania Trump just made a surprise trip to Texas to see immigrant detention facilities | The Week
Jun 21, 2018 - The latest Speed Read,/speed-reads,,speed-reads, breaking news, comment, reviews and features from the experts at The Week
https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/amid-faux-coffins-protesters-demand-justice-for-immigrants-death-in-ice-detention-7583540/
Protesters Demand Justice for Immigrant Who Died in ICE Detention Center | Phoenix New Times
Aug 21, 2015 - Several dozen people gathered outside ICE's Phoenix offices Thursday to protest conditions inside immigrant detention centers.
https://www.kjzz.org/2017-02-24/content-439935-penzone-asks-dhs-legal-guidance-immigrant-detention
Penzone Asks DHS For Legal Guidance On Immigrant Detention
Jun 13, 2024 - Sheriff Paul Penzone is asking the Federal government to weigh in on what he says is an unconstitutional mandate.
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https://www.aclu.org/news/civil-liberties/two-thirds-of-voters-want-to-stop-the-expansion-of-for-profit-immigrant-detention
Two-Thirds of Voters Want to Stop the Expansion of For-Profit Immigrant Detention | American Civil...
Feb 24, 2023 - The administration should listen to the voters and end its misguided pursuit of new detention contracts with for-profit, private prison corporations.
https://www.kjzz.org/npr-top-stories/2025-05-20/in-florida-an-immigrant-pastors-detention-sends-a-community-reeling
In Florida, an immigrant pastor's detention sends a community reeling
May 20, 2025 - In one weekend in May, more than a 1,000 immigrants were arrested in Florida. The massive crackdown has Trump supporters asking why their neighbors were...
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https://www.westword.com/news/geo-group-ice-take-media-on-tour-of-immigrant-detention-facility-in-aurora-11443489/
GEO Group, ICE Take Media on Tour of Immigrant Detention Facility in Aurora | Denver Westword
Aug 14, 2019 - On August 9, GEO Group and ICE took local and national media on a tour of the immigration detention facility in Aurora.
https://www.fox5dc.com/video/471905
Va. governor orders probe of abuse claims by immigrant children at immigration detention facility |...
Virginia's governor ordered state officials Thursday to investigate abuse claims by children at an immigration detention facility who said they were beaten...
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petition: Teachers: Demand An End To Detention of Immigrant Children!
All kids deserve an education. All kids deserve to reach their potential. All kids deserve to be free. Join Teachers against Child (563 signatures on petition)
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https://www.business-standard.com/amp/world-news/house-passes-immigrant-detention-bill-to-be-first-law-signed-by-trump-125012300051_1.html
House passes immigrant detention bill, to be first law signed by Trump | World News - Business...
The Republican-led House on Wednesday gave final approval to a bill that requires the detainment of unauthorised migrants accused of theft and violent crimes,...
https://kffhealthnews.org/mental-health/immigrant-families-placed-in-detention-centers-face-health-care-challenges/
Immigrant Families Placed In Detention Centers Face Health Care Challenges - KFF Health News
Apr 16, 2026 - The Trump administration plans to detain immigrant families indefinitely in facilities run by the Department of Homeland Security, an agency with little...
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https://www.aclu.org/press-releases/unaccompanied-immigrant-children-report-serious-abuse-us-officials-during-detention?redirect=immigrants-rights%2Funaccompanied-immigrant-children-report-serious-abuse-us-officials-during
Unaccompanied Immigrant Children Report Serious Abuse by U.S. Officials During Detention | American...
Jun 10, 2014 - Civil and human rights groups file administrative complaint seeking immediate agency reform...
https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/assam-detention-centre-inside-indias-1st-detention-centre-for-illegal-immigrants-after-nrc-school-ho-2099626
Assam Detention Centre: India's 1st Illegal Immigrant Detention Camp Size Of 7 Football Fields
About 150 kilometre west of Guwahati, construction is on in full swing to build India's first detention centre for those declared foreigners after the...
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https://www.immigrantfreedomfund.org/
Immigrant Freedom Fund - Paying ICE bonds to free our neighbors from civil ICE detention
We pay the immigration bonds of people detained at the GEO/ICE facility in Aurora, Colorado. Freedom shouldn't have a price.
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2015/07/31/immi-j31.html
Immigrant family detention centers scrutinized at US Congressional forum - World Socialist Web Site
The Democratic Party groups organizing the event continue to support the Obama administration, whose policies are responsible for the deplorable conditions of...
https://www.hrw.org/news/2021/11/15/immigrant-detention-expensive-and-alternatives-are-just-effective
Immigrant Detention Is Expensive, and Alternatives Are Just As Effective | Human Rights Watch
Nov 15, 2021 - A door has cracked open to the possibility of a future in which people fleeing their home countries might not be subjected to the oppressive walls of detention...
https://reason.com/2020/04/03/ice-detention-facility-sued-over-possible-covid-19-threat-to-immigrant-detainees/
ICE Detention Facility Sued Over Possible COVID-19 Threat to Immigrant Detainees
Apr 4, 2020 - Immigrants want to escape possible COVID-19 death trap, most having committed no violent crime.
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https://www.ajc.com/news/2026/03/georgia-town-defies-ice-no-water-for-planned-detention-warehouse/
Georgia town defies ICE: Water meter locked at planned immigrant detention center
Social Circle officials have placed a lock on the warehouse's water meter, effectively cutting off water and sewer service from the empty warehouse before it...
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https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-flores-settlement-20180621-story.html
Trump administration heads to court, seeking to hold immigrant families in detention - Los Angeles...
Jun 21, 2018 - Justice Department officials asked a federal judge Thursday to change the rules on holding immigrant children in custody, saying they needed more flexibility...
https://www.tpr.org/border-immigration/2018-05-28/immigrant-families-separated-at-the-border-are-struggling-to-find-each-other-after-detention
Immigrant Families Separated At The Border Are Struggling To Find Each Other After Detention | TPR
Sep 23, 2020 - From Texas Standard . In an effort to control its borders, the U.S. has been unequivocal in declaring what will happen to those who illegally immigrate...