Migrant detention centers

Geo Group, the largest private prison operator in the U.S., has become a central player in the federal government's immigrant surveillance program through a range of digital tools

A new report has revealed mounting criticism against the $45 billion plan by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to rapidly expand its detention infrastructure through tent-based facilities

Representative Gabe Vasquez introduced legislation earlier this year aimed at increasing federal oversight of ICE detention centers which would mandate regular reporting on conditions

Indiana Governor Mike Braun, a longtime ally of President Donald Trump, voiced concerns Thursday over recent federal immigration enforcement practices in his state.

A new report by Disability Rights California (DRC) has raised serious concerns about the treatment of people with disabilities detained at the Adelanto ICE Processing Center in San Bernardino County, California.

Colorado Rep Jason Crow claims he was denied entry to the Aurora Contract Detention Facility during an unannounced visit on Sunday

A new report is decrying "degrading and dehumanizing" conditions at migrant detention centers in South Florida following interviews with over a dozen detainees

The Trump administration plans to use Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in New Jersey to detain undocumented immigrants

U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem has announced that five Republican-led states are in active discussions with the federal government to replicate Florida's recently opened migrant detention facility, known as "Alligator Alcatraz."

Democratic lawmakers sharply criticized the conditions at the Florida's migrant detention facility known as "Alligator Alcatraz" after a state-arranged tour during the weekend.

A Democratic Congressman revealed the horrific conditions he witnessed while visiting the newly opened 'Alligator Alcatraz' migrant detention center in the Florida Everglades.

A new report has found that, despite having a national detention capacity far exceeding its current detainee population, ICE has continuously transferred individuals far from their initial booking locations

Immigrants held in ICE holding rooms at 26 Federal Plaza in Lower Manhattan are reporting overcrowded conditions, limited access to food and hygiene, and prolonged detentions in cells not intended for overnight stays

New reports from detainees and their families at Florida's newly opened migrant detention center, dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz," describe troubling conditions inside the facility

A TikToker created a website touting fake tours of the Trump administration's new "Alligator Alcatraz," which redirects visitors to resources for migrant aid.

Former prison officials and attorneys questioned and even condemned the Trump administration's new immigrant detention facility in the Florida Everglades.

According to The New York Times, some detainees have gone days without showers, sleep on bare floors in overcrowded rooms, and lack consistent access to medications for chronic illnesses

President Donald Trump is being ridiculed by social media users after mishearing a question from a reporter, stating that he planned on spending a lot of time in Florida after being asked how long migrants would be detained at Alligator Alcatraz.

When CoreCivic applied earlier this year for a permit in Leavenworth, Kansas to reopen a migrant detention facility, city officials balked and the community protested

While touring the new "Alligator Alcatraz" migrant detention center in Florida, President Donald Trump joked that President Biden wanted him incarcerated in the facility, spurring a barrage of mockery from social media users.

A new House resolution led by Rep. Frederica Wilson calls on Members of Congress to regularly visit ICE detention facilities

The Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) in Brooklyn, a federal facility with a history of violence and chronic understaffing, has been added to the network of institutions authorized to detain immigrants

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier has proposed a new immigrant detention facility nicknamed "Alligator Alcatraz," located at a remote airport site surrounded by Everglades wildlife

A group of Cuban detainees staged a protest in Krome Detention Center's recreational yard to oppose deportation to third countries

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case involving private prison operator GEO Group, which seeks to appeal a lower court's decision denying it governmental immunity in a class action lawsuit alleging forced labor at an immigration detention center in Colorado

The first New York City public school student seeking asylum from Venezuela was detained by ICE last week after attending an immigration court hearing.

"This news raises even more questions, and the corruption concerns are too large to ignore," said Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), the Senate Judiciary Committee's top Democrat

Two immigrant rights organizations have filed a lawsuit accusing ICE of subjecting two women detained in Baltimore to conditions that violate both constitutional protections and the agency's own detention policies.

Cliona Ward, a 54-year-old Irish-born woman and longtime U.S. resident, has been released from U.S. immigration detention after being held for 17 days

Authorities have identified over two dozen safety issues involving plumbing, fire code compliance, and electrical systems