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Opinion: ICE Detention Centers Should Be Called 'Camps'
PoliticsThe Guardian18d ago

Opinion: ICE Detention Centers Should Be Called 'Camps'

An opinion piece argues that US immigration detention facilities, holding over 65,000 people, should be referred to as 'camps' to better reflect their political function, based on a decade of reporting on immigration enforcement.

US Strikes Iran Targets, Iran Retaliates on American Base Amid Hormuz Tensions
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US Strikes Iran Targets, Iran Retaliates on American Base Amid Hormuz Tensions

The United States launched new attacks on Iranian targets near Hormuz, which Iran retaliated by striking an American military base. This exchange of attacks occurred after the US rejected reports of a Hormuz agreement and imposed additional sanctions on Iran.

Conservative Georgia town pushes back against ICE detention center: ‘We are Americans after all’
PoliticsThe Guardian6mo ago

Conservative Georgia town pushes back against ICE detention center: ‘We are Americans after all’

Social Circle, a mostly Maga town, builds strange bedfellow coalition against plans to convert warehouse On a recent morning Eric Taylor, city manager for a small Georgia town of about 5,000 residents called Social Circle, was contacted by a staffer from Immigration and Customs Enforcement. “They asked me to turn on the water,” he said of a 1m sq ft warehouse nearby that the federal government recently purchased for $128m, with plans to use it for locking up as many as 10,000 detainees as part of the Trump administration’s mass deportation plan. Continue reading...

Review Uncovers Widespread Violations at Texas ICE Detention Center Amid Record Deaths
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Review Uncovers Widespread Violations at Texas ICE Detention Center Amid Record Deaths

A review of Camp East Montana, an ICE detention facility in Texas, found dozens of violations including failures in medical care, disease control, oversight, and improperly documented uses of force. This comes as deaths in ICE detention facilities are occurring at a record pace, with inspectors previously noting 49 violations at the same facility, including failures to document checks crucial for preventing self-harm.

Reports Mount of Abuse in ICE Detention Centers
PoliticsThe Week5mo ago

Reports Mount of Abuse in ICE Detention Centers

As allegations of abuse and neglect in ICE detention centers continue to surface, plans for the construction of vast new facilities are reportedly underway, expanding what is described as 'Trump’s detention empire'.

Migrants Use Legal Remedy to Leave ICE Centers
WorldEL PAIS13d ago

Migrants Use Legal Remedy to Leave ICE Centers

An organization is assisting migrants in ICE detention centers to file their own 'habeas corpus' challenges, a legal remedy that the Trump administration seeks to eliminate, allowing them to fight for release without costly legal fees.

ICE Detention Center's Draconian Dress Code Causes Stress for Families
PoliticsThe Guardian2mo ago

ICE Detention Center's Draconian Dress Code Causes Stress for Families

Visitors to Delaney Hall, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention center, report arbitrary and frequently changing dress code rules that prevent visitation and cause significant stress to families and their detained loved ones. The rules, which have been described as draconian, have even deemed items like Crocs and baby onesies 'too provocative'.

Protests and Arrests at ICE Detention Center in New Jersey
Worldruv2mo ago

Protests and Arrests at ICE Detention Center in New Jersey

Dozens of people were arrested over the weekend during clashes between protesters and police outside the Delaney Hall ICE detention center in Newark, New Jersey. The protests were sparked by a hunger strike by detainees over inhumane conditions.