The former migrant detention center in Menoyia will be repurposed as a temporary detention facility for individuals in police custody to alleviate overcrowding in existing police detention centers.
The announcement of an ICE detention center in Hudson, Colorado, a town previously known as a speed trap, has triggered months of protests and significantly impacted a local House race.
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.
Reports detail systematic beatings, excessive violence, chronic malnutrition, and unsanitary living conditions for detainees at an ICE detention center. These allegations point to widespread abuse.
A former Marine has been sentenced to 100 years in prison for an ambush at an ICE detention center, which the judge called 'an assault on democracy'. The individual, identified as an alleged antifa member, was sentenced for their role in the protest.
Sixty lawsuits have been filed detailing alleged medical neglect at an ICE detention center, with medical and court records indicating that ICE denied care to cancer patients, pregnant women, and individuals with life-threatening chronic conditions.
A new report claims that Camp East Montana, the largest ICE detention center in El Paso, wasted millions of dollars in its rushed opening last year, a facility where three people have since died.
Democratic Senator Cory Booker discussed protests surrounding an ICE detention facility in New Jersey and the legislative agenda as Congress returns to Washington D.C. during an interview with NPR.
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.
ICE is facing criticism and questions regarding substandard conditions at Newark’s Delaney Hall detention center, following protests and claims of poor treatment.
The Texas congressional contender was swiftly rebuked by House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who branded the comments “absolutely disgusting”
Miguel Barreno, a Spanish man, has returned to Madrid after spending over six months in various ICE detention centers in the US, denouncing the ordeal he endured.
The Department of Homeland Security has paused its plans to convert warehouses into ICE detention centers. This reconsideration comes as Democratic senators investigate alleged corruption related to the proposed facilities.
Residents of a small farming town have rejected plans by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to build a detention center in their community, despite supporting the administration's broader immigration agenda.
Dozens of Hollywood names, including Madonna, Pedro Pascal, Mark Ruffalo, and John Legend, have signed an open letter urging the federal government to shut down the Dilley Immigration Processing Center for children in Texas, citing trauma and neglect endured by children in detention.
A new report details numerous emergency calls from an ICE detention center in Texas, revealing children suffering from severe health issues including breathing difficulties, seizures, and broken bones.
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.
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An inmate at the Vilnius police detention center set fire to a trash can overnight, causing damage to the floor and door of the premises and blackening a wall.
Anger is growing and protesters are demanding answers from ICE after Edwin Lopez-Cornejo, a 41-year-old Salvadoran man, became the second person to die at the Delaney Hall ICE detention center.
Migrants, including young children, in US ICE prisons reportedly face abuse, medical negligence, and inhumane detention conditions, with one detainee describing the situation as 'hell'.
Seven additional individuals have been sentenced to prison for their involvement in a protest outside a Texas ICE detention center, bringing further legal consequences for the demonstration.
A man died in a Lithuanian police detention center after being found intoxicated by officers, leading to a court ruling that the state must pay tens of thousands in compensation to his family.
A Reuters analysis revealed that the death rate in ICE immigrant detention centers more than doubled under the Trump administration, highlighting the case of a Vietnamese man who died in a repurposed Indiana prison.
YouTube star Ms. Rachel visited Delaney Hall, a controversial ICE detention center, where she met with children whose parents are detained, criticizing family separation amidst ongoing protests demanding the facility's closure.
Two national controversies, the proliferation of A.I. data centers and the presence of ICE detention centers, are converging as significant issues in a swing congressional district in Marana, Arizona. Residents in the area are expressing anger about both potential developments.
Cali Overs, a high school senior, spent her final year lobbying local, state, and federal officials in Arizona to block ICE detention centers from opening near schools. Her activism began after Homeland Security purchased a warehouse near her high school.
A 37-year-old man injured his partner and then assaulted police officers in Carinthia, Austria. He was subsequently arrested and taken to a police detention center.
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.
Children's entertainer Ms. Rachel (Rachel Accurso) is actively advocating for the closure of the Dilley Immigration Processing Center in Texas, highlighting efforts to get children out of detention for activities like a spelling bee.
The Trump administration has chosen new companies to manage warehouse detention centers, despite concerns about their lack of prior experience in immigrant detention.
Judge Jia M. Cobb has blocked former President Trump's policy to restrict congressional visits to ICE detention centers for the third time, deeming the policy likely illegal and in violation of budget restrictions.
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'.
A federal judge in Texas declared a mistrial in a case involving defendants accused of terrorism at an ICE protest, citing potential 'bias' from an attorney's T-shirt.
Two prison guards at the Uppsala police detention center in Sweden have been charged with misconduct in office. The charges follow the death of a man in their custody on Christmas Eve last year.
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.
An employee of an ICE detention center, Brandon Booth, is accused of shooting a protester in the foot while driving to work, according to allegations made by the protester.
The DHS Inspector General will launch reviews into the increase in deaths and the use of force at ICE detention centers since 2022, examining systemic factors and compliance with treatment standards.
A Department of Homeland Security document reveals plans to provide local police departments with facial recognition technology currently used by federal immigration agents, expanding ICE's surveillance capabilities.
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'.
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.
The New Jersey governor has attributed the escalation of protests at the Newark ICE detention center to the involvement of agitators from outside the state.
The town of Marana, Arizona, in a swing congressional district, is experiencing political upheaval as two national controversies—AI data centers and ICE detention centers—converge, sparking anger among some residents.
House Democrats have distanced themselves from Maureen Galindo after her remarks about converting ICE detention centers into prisons drew accusations of antisemitism.
A federal appeals court has ruled that lawmakers may continue to conduct unannounced inspections of immigration detention centers, declining to halt an order requiring the Department of Homeland Security to permit such visits.
Residents of Tremont, Pennsylvania, a town of 2,000, are voicing strong opposition to the Trump administration's plan to convert a local warehouse into an ICE detention center capable of holding nearly four times their population.
Two California House members conducted an oversight visit to the Otay Mesa ICE detention center, an immigrant detention facility that has faced numerous allegations of poor conditions and sexual assaults.
A court ruling has ordered a 14-day pause on the conversion of a large warehouse in Williamsport, Maryland, into an ICE migrant detention center, as a state lawsuit challenging the project proceeds.
Faith leaders are pushing for greater access to ICE detention centers during the religious observances of Lent and Ramadan, aiming to provide support to detainees.
Chaos erupted at a Maryland county meeting after officials endorsed an ICE detention center, forcing the broadcast to be cut as protesters whistled and chanted.
Bruce Springsteen's iconic song 'Born In The U.S.A.' soundtracks a new video protesting ICE actions, highlighting recent arrests and the death of Renee Good.