family detention
Mother of toddler who died after sickness in ICE custody sues Arizona city over the death
The small town of Eloy employed the private prison company CoreCivic to oversee the Dilley facility, even though the U.S. government was paying Eloy to run the operation.
ICE must release 9 babies in Texas detention facility, advocates say
The South Texas facility holding babies under 1 is about an hour’s drive from a center that’s equipped to provide specialized medical services
Her toddler died after getting sick in ICE custody. Now she's suing for $60 million.
After a week in ICE detention, 1-year-old Mariee developed a respiratory infection that ultimately killed her.
An ICE official compared family detention to summer camp
Another official said he warned the Trump administration they would traumatize the children by separating them from their families.
Child Migrants Will Be Released from Family Detention Centers, But What About Their Parents?
Last week, a federal appeals court ordered the release of children from immigration detention centers, but that mandate does not apply to their parents.
The US Has Found a New Way to Keep Immigrant Families Locked Up
Two private prisons are becoming licensed childcare facilities so that the US can continue to keep thousands of Central American women and children behind bars.
The US Government Is Spending Millions to Illegally Lock Up Immigrant Families
Private prison companies are reaping in government cash to run detention centers for immigrant families, despite a court ruling ordering the Obama administration to close the controversial facilities.